Grocery Buyer

4 weeks ago

Watford, United Kingdom Seven Search and Selection Ltd Full time

Our client:

  • Extremely successful, market leading food retailer with significant turnover.
  • Highly commercial environment with a fast paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
  • This Grocery Buying role is available because of internal promotion 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 also offer flexible hours


The role:

  • As Grocery Buyer you will develop, implement, and review a trading strategy for a specific product range developing innovative buying strategies which exceed customer expectations.
  • The Grocery Buyer will create and deliver the category vision focusing on growing cash sales and margin delivery. As well as building long lasting mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers
  • Using data and insights and working with internal and external stakeholders you will develop the strategic plan that will deliver long term growth
  • The Grocery Buyer will be keep aware of supplier, market and competitor developments across all areas of responsibility and to take appropriate action to ensure a leading market profile is delivered.


Ideal candidate:

  • This Grocery Buyer 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 and have negotiated directly with suppliers
  • In addition, you will demonstrate a passion for the customer and a flair for commerciality
  • Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with internal and external stakeholders.
  • As Grocery Buyer you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to 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


Benefits & details:

  • You will thrive in a matrix blue chip structure that is down to earth and personable.
  • Excellent package – up to £46,000 plus bonus and benefits
  • Location – 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home also offer flexible hours


Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17066/7. Confidentiality assured.

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