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Buying Manager

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom WHSmith Full time
Job Title: Buying Manager

At WHSmith, we are seeking an experienced Buying Manager to lead the strategic buying within our International business. This role is based in our London Support Office and will be responsible for building and creating a strategy to grow WHSmith in Norway.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Complete P&L ownership of the budget for your category with a focus on net profitability.
  • Budgets for sales/contribution/margin, costs, capex, income.
  • Curate the optimum assortment for our customers that delivers on all our commercial targets.
  • Generate a continuous pipeline of value creating initiatives to deliver sales and profitability.
  • Ownership of annual trade / category plan process. Full involvement in origination and development of '3-year-plan' ideas.
  • Manage your own category pricing including development of pricing elasticity trials where appropriate.
  • Full ownership for department supplier income delivery & responsibility for reporting performance across business. Management of month-end processes.
  • Have a long-term supplier strategy in place covering annual deals, payment terms, cost prices, marketing spend and conduct regular grow/hold/decline reviews.
  • Review of longer trading outlook (6 months+), mitigation plans to hand (Plan B's), and engagement with wider business on developing trends.
  • Managing effective and strong supplier relationships and negotiation.
  • Contribute to the annual budget building process.
  • Frequent travel between UK and Norway.
Requirements:
  • Desirable experience in European / Norway Buying market.
  • You will have strong experience in retail/FMCG purchasing.
  • Experienced commercial and negotiation skills.
  • Knowledge of account management and experience working with large and small suppliers.
  • Outstanding analytical skills and ability to use data for business decisions.
  • Persuasive and influential communication skills.
  • Remains calm even under stress and pressure, is used to a fast-moving work environment.
  • Is a compelling voice of the business and category(s) externally (suppliers, landlords), and internally (stakeholders, stores)
  • Desired bilingual ability
What We Offer:
  • Competitive Salary and Car Allowance
  • Hybrid Working Model
  • 4pm Friday Finish
  • 25 Days holiday, plus your Birthday off, plus Bank Holidays with an opportunity to buy extra days holiday
  • Family Friendly Leave
  • Pension Contribution
  • Annual Bonus based on company and personal performance.
  • Private Medical
  • Staff Discount Card for stores and online