Buyer - Grocery

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Buyer to join a successful food retailer within their growing team.

You will be responsible for driving the Buying strategy to ensure the growth in both sales & profitability while maintaining a strategic business focus to ensure continued development within the own brand buying department across food and beverages.

• Take full end to end ownership of the commercial & sourcing strategy for own brand categories
• Building & maintaining strong relationships with suppliers
• Understand key cost drivers (and impacts) within your category and continuously identify opportunities for improvement
• Full responsibility of negotiation of cost price increases and ensuring timelines are communicated throughout the process.
• Maintain outstanding levels of supplier service and work seamlessly with internal departments to resolve and issues promptly.
• Always seeking new suppliers to deliver a stronger commercial offer than current suppliers, or to supply new / alternate products and categories to the business
• Analysing sales figures to plan successful future lines with the own brand team.
• Working closely with the new product development teams to maintain quality levels within products.
• Presenting reports, figures and trend information to the Senior Management team

Key requirements for the role;

• Proven previous Buying / Procurement / Sourcing experience within a fast-moving FMCG / Food environment.
• Ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Able to adapt swiftly in a fast paced, ever changing retail market.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively at all levels
• Excellent understanding of all MS Office products.