Junior Buyer

Monster Group (UK) Ltd is a thriving e-commerce retailer offering a diverse range of high quality and great value products to an international market. We source all our products direct from suppliers, retail them across 80 different platforms worldwide and distribute them directly to our customers from one of our Monster distribution centres. We pride ourselves on our values; fun, respect, empowerment, and forward thinking, and live and breathe these every day. Due to our phenomenal growth we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Buyer to join our team based in York. You will be analytically minded and commercially aware, with amazing IT and organisational skills to help deliver outstanding value and excellent performance across our product ranges.

Reporting to our Supply Chain Manager you will play a crucial role in providing commercial input into existing products and discovering new and exciting products to bring to market.

**Daily Tasks**:

- Identifying new oppurtunities in the market.
- Research and collate market, consumer, seasonal and competitor data.
- Sourcing new products.
- Keep up to date with current and future product trends.
- Use findings to create new ideas for commercially successful products.
- Expand on existing product ranges.
- Work with the Daily Deal sites to determine successful new products specifically for their daily deals.
- Communicate findings and new product suggestions with the team.
- Manage the production and shipment of all new product orders.

**Key Skills required**:

- Strong commercial awareness.
- Good Maths skills.
- Forward-thinking, innovative and pro-active.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes.
- Market research experience would be beneficial.
- E-commerce knowledge would be advantageous.

**Monster Benefit Package Includes**:
We have an abundance of brilliant benefits for our wonderful Monsters to enjoy. These include:

- Highly competitive pay with different pathways to increase your salary with performance and development in your role.
- Private Medical Care.
- Medical Cash plan.
- Long service awards - an extra days holiday for every year worked (up to 5 years).
- Birthday lie in.
- Summer and Christmas parties.
- Shop 'til you drop discounts
- Team welcome breakfast on us.
- Monster's Monthly Wheel of Fortune.
- 20% off our product range.
- Free Parking at all sites.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Copious amounts of tea and coffee plus the famous orange treat bucket
- Dress down every Friday.

We also make a donation to charity every time someone new joins the Monster family We strive to create an exciting working environment that’s fun and full of laughter, where people can develop, learn, and grow with the company.

**Working hours**: Full time, Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm (37.5hrs per week with 1 hour for lunch).

You will be based at our modern offices near Sheriff Hutton (YO60) therefore it is essential that you have your own transport.

We strive to create an exciting working environment that’s fun and full of laughter, where people can develop, learn, and grow with the company.

At Monster Group UK, we're dedicated to fostering diversity, equality, and inclusion. We value varied perspectives and believe they drive innovation. We offer equal opportunities regardless of background, and our inclusive environment promotes respect and collaboration. Join us in building a workplace that empowers everyone to thrive.

Pay: £20,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Experience**:

- driving licence: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person