Buyer Crisps Nuts Snacks Impulse

**THE COMPANY**

A retailer has partnered exclusively with Stephen at Rise to hire a Buyer who has experience buying snack foods / convenience / impulse products. This is an opportunity to join a smaller, non-corporate team where you can make a real difference and work ona wide range of categories with a diverse portfolio of suppliers - sourcing well-known snacks from big brands while also curating a range of lesser-known gourmet products, helping smaller brands reach a wider audience while at the same time delighting customerswith something tasty and new.

**THE ROLE**
- Buying branded snacks to create a condensed but carefully curated mix of well-known and lesser-known brands across a broad range of crisps, snacks, confectionery, and convenience foods
- Taking the overall buying strategy and interpreting this to define the buying and range strategy across your categories
- Completing sales analysis using market and customer insight data to inform buying decisions
- Presenting product range proposals to Senior Management team
- Working with merchandising, marketing, and sales teams to define and deliver promotion strategy
- Completing UK and EU travel throughout the year for trade shows and supplier visits
- Managing and coaching an Assistant Buyer

**ABOUT YOU**

You will need demonstrable experience in a buying role, with experience negotiating with global brands in food and a keen eye for new and exciting things. There will be a junior/assistant buyer supporting you in this role so any people management experienceis desirable, but not required, because the Head of Buying can help you develop these skills with support and mentoring if you haven’t done this before. You will need a driving licence to visit UK suppliers.

**THE REWARD**

You will receive a salary up to £45,000 (depending on experience) plus hybrid working, healthcare, progression opportunities, and other benefits. This is an opportunity to join a smaller, non-corporate team where you can make a real difference and work ona wide range of categories with a diverse portfolio of suppliers - sourcing a mixture of well-known snacks while curating a range of gourmet brands, helping smaller brands reach a wider audience while at the same time delighting customers with something tastyand new.