Buying Assistant

5 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Coop Full time

**Buying Assistant**
Circa £24,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6B)
Manchester city centre. In this role you’ll split your time working from home and the office, ideally working 2-3 days per week from our Manchester office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Buying Assistant to join our Buying team. Co-op’s Buying teams are responsible for providing our customers with the products that they love, and this role offers an opportunity for you to see the results of your hard work every time you step into one of our stores and see our products on the shelves.

**What you’ll do**
- Support Buyers with managing the implementation of standard and promotional ranging
- Support with any promotional and systems-related admin/set-up
- Deal with a range of internal and external queries and disputes; working with suppliers to rectify product costs and financial disputes
- Make sure that we continue to work within the parameters set by the GCA
- Attend internal and supplier meetings with Buyers
- Build strong working relationships with internal and external partners to become the ‘go-to’ person for any queries
- Get involved in a wide variety of project work
- Gain an understanding of SAP with support and mentorship from your colleagues

**This role would suit people who have**
- The ability to organise and prioritise tasks within a fast-paced environment
- A keen eye for detail and accuracy
- Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel
- The ability to work with data and quickly adapt to using new systems
- Great communication, team-working, and relationship-building skills
- A food or retail background

**Why Co-op?**

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).
- An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
- A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
- Coaching and training to support your career development
- Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
- YuLife app - rewarding you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brand

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

**Building a diverse environment**

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing


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