Buying Manager
2 weeks ago
**The Buying Team is looking for a Buying Manager**
**The Role**
Our Buyers are responsible for delivering an industry leading range of products to both our store and online customers.Through their excellent knowledge of our customer requirements they build both product ranges and services that provide us with a cleardifferentiation from any competitors and grow our sales, market share and brand strength. You’ll make sure we have the right products at the right time, using your influencing and negotiating skills to build relationships across our business.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Develop and document a product strategy for each of your responsible categories.
- Display an entrepreneurial approach to the selection of new products, and manage our exit from delisted products to ensure the range conforms to agreed parameters.
- Ensure that buying decisions are customer-focused, and product selection is undertaken with appropriate consideration for equivalent products in competitors.
- Responsible for cost price, contribution and all other negotiations with suppliers for your products.
- Ensure that any new suppliers conform to our expected standards and practices.
- Manage a programme of price promotional activity across responsible categories - ensuring it meets company policy/procedure.
- Manage gross margin to ensure promotions maximise cash profitability.
- Ensure sales and promotional forecasts are sound and accurate.
- All aspects of product communication - the better you sell your products internally, the better they will sell to customers.
- Take a full part in any team training and development activities that may be held.
- Ensure all buying is conducted according to Majestic’s ethical standards and in a professional way.
- Develop and manage the Buying Admin to ensure all objectives are met and they have a focused PDP
**Knowledge & Skills Required**:
- Commercially focused/strong negotiating skills
- WSET Level 3 Qualification
- Demonstrable experience Buying Wine within a Retail Buying Team
- Able and willing to undertake international travel.
- Highly numerate and able to process complex commercial scenarios quickly & Analytical skills
- Able to influence and develop true ‘partnership’ relationships quickly and effectively.
- Confident presentation and communication skills
- Product, market and consumer knowledge
- Negotiation knowledge & skills
- Knowledge of buying systems and processes
- Excellent teamwork ability
**Job Specifics**:
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Location**: Support Centre, Watford
- Please ensure you have a conversation with your Regional Manager or Support Centre Line Manager first before applying._
We welcome all experienced Wine Buyers with 3+ years experience from a Retail Environment.
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