Purchasing Manager

4 days ago

Watford Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Seven Search and Selection Ltd Full time

Extremely successful, market leading food retailer with significant turnover.
Highly commercial environment with a fast paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
This Buying Manager role is a new position and is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in an environment with progression opportunities.
Excellent Flexible working - 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home


As Buying Manager you will develop and lead a small team to manage the sourcing strategy for a key range of food own brand products working with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers.
The Buying Manager will lead, develop and support a small team of buyers to negotiate cost price increases and to develop and implement a plan to reduce cost of good to ensure margin targets are achieved.
In the role the Buying Manager will work collaboratively with suppliers on range and NPD opportunities ensuring that sustainable sources of supply are always achieved.
Using data and insights and working with internal and external stakeholders you will develop the strategic plan that will deliver long term growth.
The Buying Manager will have a strong understanding of cost drivers and the context of commodity influences and market dynamics


This Buying Manager role is ideal for a commercial individual who has food buying experience gained from UK food retail or wholesale. It is essential to be able to demonstrate hands on buying or commercial experience gained from the UK food industry and have negotiated directly with suppliers demonstrating different tactics and styles.
Leading a team you must have excellent experience of proactively managing all aspects of performance and development
As Buying Manager you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to formulate strategy and action opportunities to drive profit
You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude

Excellent package – up to £70,000 plus car allowance, bonus and benefits
Location – 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home also offer flexible hours


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