Buying Assistant Wellbeing in Croydon

Buying Assistant Wellbeing

Superdrug

Location: Superdrug Head Office, East Croydon

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (9:00 am – 5:30 pm). Hybrid working (2 days from home, 3 days in office).

Salary: Competitive

Role Purpose: The buying assistant role supports the effective running of the category to deliver the commercial plan. Working within the commercial trading team to coordinate promotions and ensuring the accurate and effective administration of our products, to enable the brand to provide a breadth of range inclusive to all our customers, at a price they love. This role reports to Senior Buyer for Superdrug Stores Plc.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage promotional end‑to‑end process, including loading of promotions and queries and requesting promotional material from suppliers.
• Own and execute POS management.
• Process and check financial retros and raise invoices.
• Ensure new product and supplier creation are seamless and meet business deadlines.
• Process changes to keep Superdrug competitive.
• Opportunity to progress skills via trade reporting when team is on annual leave.
• Handle sample requests from suppliers for various marketing activities.

Core Skills

• Superbly organised with a history of prioritising workloads.
• Diligent with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication.
• Desire to challenge the norm.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Excel.
• System‑friendly (spots to learn).

What You Need To Succeed

• Ideal: Degree education (not essential).
• Proficient with Microsoft programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Previous experience in buying environment Desired but not essential.

Benefits

• 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 (2 days from home, 3 days in office).
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• Stream – money‑management app giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Part of a group working closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• Part of the A.S. Watson Group, the world\’s largest international health and beauty retailer.
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support.
• Come and be part of something special!

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