Senior Buying Manager
My client, a highly successful Irish food retailer, is seeking a commercial Senior Food Buying Manager. You will be responsible for developing and implementing an effective range strategy for your assigned category and sourcing relevant products to meet customer demands. This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of this dynamic food business.
Package
1. Generous salary doe
2. Bonus
3. Agile working – very flexible working from home
4. Pension
5. Life Assurance
6. Staff Discount
Responsibilities of this job include:
1. Curating annual category plans and budgets to ensure the profitability and market share position of the company.
2. Negotiating costs with suppliers and setting wholesale & retail prices to ensure that profitability objectives for both the company and customers are being met.
3. Building and maintaining relationships with your portfolio of suppliers to ensure supplier support and manage customer expectations.
4. Managing the sourcing and development of Own Brand products and work in close collaboration with the product development teams to achieve this.
Requirements for this job include:
1. Minimum 3 years of experience in buying and managing portfolios in a retail/FMCG environment.
2. Educated to a degree level ideally.
3. Proven track record of delivering commercial results.
4. Strong analytical skills combined with strong commercial acumen.
5. Will be creative and innovative in developing the offer to consumers with the ability to spot trends and develop concepts that can be implemented across the retail estate.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position.
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