Senior Buying Manager – Fresh Foods
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Area | London, UK |
| Sector | Retail & Consumer Goods - Buying |
| Salary | £Excellent + Car or Allowance + Bonus + Benefits |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | 13183 |
| Job Views | 351 |
- Description
- Our client is a large retailer with a strong brand image and stores in virtually every town and city nationwide. They are currently keen to strengthen their head office commercial department by appointing an experienced Senior Buying Manager.
You will be a strong negotiator and have previous buying/category management experience ideally gained in a leadership role for a leading high street or supermarket retailer within any FMCG product category. [E.g. Grocery, Chilled, Fresh, Ambient, Meat, BWS, Health & Beauty, Household etc] You will be a skilled negotiator with extensive experience dealing with large branded suppliers/manufacturers.
Applicants should have the following skills and attributes:
Highly developed negotiation skills
Buying experience for a Top 10 UK retailer, managing a £150m+ category
Leadership experience, coaching and developing Buyers / Assistant Buyers
Excellent supplier management skills with exposure to complex relationships with branded suppliers/manufacturers
Strong commercial acumen – accountability for achieving and excelling company targets
Strategic ability – responsible for setting budgets, achieving margins, category profitability etc
Highly self-motivated individual
Experience leading and motivating a small team e.g. 3-5 colleagues
This position offers excellent career progression and training.
