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**Household Buyer

2 months ago

Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Superdrug Full time
Job Description

**Job Purpose:**

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Household Buyer to join our team at Superdrug. As a key member of our buying team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing category plans for the Household sector, ensuring a commercially viable assortment of products that meet our customer's needs and drive sales and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement category plans in the Household sector, including range reviews, promotions, pricing, and stock management that are consistent with our overall commercial strategy and financial objectives.
  • Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop and implement marketing promotion plans and strategies that are relevant to the category.
  • Adhere to legislation and brand guidelines, and clearly and effectively communicate with our customers, driving footfall and profitable sales.
  • Work closely with the Merchandising team to agree merchandising strategies that drive and deliver the right range in the right store, ensuring availability in store, and control of slow-moving stock.
  • Identify and implement new product opportunities that are competitively priced, commercially viable, and meet customer needs, driving sales and profitability.
  • Manage and review pricing to ensure profitability, ensuring Superdrug is competitive. Operate within our Company pricing strategy.
  • Work in conjunction with the Supply Chain team to ensure base sales and promotional forecasts are adhered to, while maintaining in-store availability to meet customer needs.
  • Develop effective internal working relationships with cross-functional team members to support and enhance category objectives and performance.
  • Develop, build, and maintain effective external relationships to enhance the Superdrug proposition and meet customer needs.
  • Adept negotiation strategies to attain the best terms for the category and the business.
  • Continually develop expert knowledge in category products, competitors, and market activity to deliver increased category performance objectives.
  • Manage and deliver projects as and when required.
  • Take responsibility for own personal and professional development.

Person Specification:

  • Experience in the Household categories is essential.
  • Commercially sound with excellent ability to understand and interpret market information.
  • Strong analytical and numerical skills.
  • Ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Project Management - planning and skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills: written and verbal, including presentations.
  • Problem Solver Confident.
  • Energetic Adaptable and flexible in approach.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Team player.
  • Good PC and software skills.