Superdrug | Trainee Junior Buyer

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Here\’s the exciting bit…a day includes

Are you looking for an administrative support role in a busy vibrant environment? We have a fantastic opportunity to be a crucial member of our team in Superdrug Head Office. Working as part of the Commercial team, you will support the Buyer and Senior Buyer, in ensuring our cross functional category achieves its objectives. You will be working towards taking on category responsibility for Lipcare which will include trade reporting, event forecasting, range selection and review planning and working closely with marketing teams and Lip Account Managers.

You will be learning they key elements of the Junior Buyer role with the support of the team. You will get exposure to the workings of a thriving head office and will be a crucial part of our commercial team, ensuring all administrative tasks are carried out to a high standard. This role will give you the opportunity to develop the following skills:

• Experience within a successful buying team and exposure to Junior Buyer skills and responsibilities
• Increased confidence communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• Improved knowledge of the workings of a busy commercial buying department
• A professional approach and the ability to stay calm under pressure

Your day-to-day role and responsibilities will include :

• Managing the promotional process for your areas of responsibility, including loadups and forecasting
• Managing the admin promotional process for Facial Skin, & Lip, requesting promotional proposal forms, creating bidding sheets, and loading promotions on to our systems in line with company timescales
• Managing the promotional process for your areas of responsibility, including loadups and forecasting
• Completing all POS Sign off including small POS in POS Manager and large POS with the Marketing Team within company timescales.
• Resolving all promotional queries with Buying / Marketing / Suppliers and submitting change forms if required Managing set up and maintenance of products for Facial Skin, & Lip
• Completing Admin including Hierarching change forms, and Cost and Retail request forms for Facial Skin and Lip
• Being the main admin support, completing Ad Hoc request as needed
• Accurately raising debit and credit note invoices for Facial Skin and Lip
• Attending Lip supplier meetings to establish relationships with supplier base
• Liaise with stake holders and provide effective and accurate administration of product information, promotion lines, suppliers and stock
• Produce category information for circulation to our stores
• Supplier and category management of lip
• Performance Reporting
• Leading the skin events

Liaising with supply chain, finance, marketing, operations and online where necessary

What you’ll need to succeed

Great communication skills across different levels

Enthusiastic, committed and show passion for the company and customer

Are highly organised with an excellent attention to detail

Have a good level of IT knowledge to include Excel and Word

Able to review and analyse data

Have a strong work ethic and flexible approach

Have the ability to work within a close team and to deadlines and stay calm under pressure

Here\’s what\’s in it for you – UK

Here\’s what\’s in it for you

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• We offer Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world\’s largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Come and be part of something special.

Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am – 5.30pm – Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

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