Procurement Specialist
7 days ago
We are seeking a highly motivated and commercially aware Procurement Specialist to join our General Merchandise team at Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd.
About the Role
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in achieving our ambitious growth plans and providing customers with a great range of quality products at competitive prices. As a Procurement Specialist, you will translate and execute category strategies, own target KPIs, foster relationships with stakeholders, and drive profitable growth.
Your Responsibilities
- Work closely with product development and global sourcing teams to support Senior Buyers and Buying Managers in translating and executing category strategies for given product ranges.
- Take ownership of buying own brand and branded ranges, ensuring customer-focused propositions and establishing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage pricing, develop trading plans, and conduct regular store visits to contribute to achieving target KPIs such as sales, margin, stock, availability, digital metrics, and customer satisfaction.
About You
You are a commercially aware professional with a passion for delivering profitable growth and customer-focused strategies. With your previous buying experience, preferably in a non-food retail environment, you bring a deep understanding of market trends and suppliers to inform budgeting and trading plans.
Your strong analytical and numerical skills, along with your ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders, enable you to make data-driven decisions and drive product performance.
We offer a competitive salary of £45,000-£55,000 per year, depending on experience, plus benefits including colleague discount, pensions scheme, life cover, and performance-related bonus.
Our Benefits
- Colleague discount: 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat after 4 weeks; increases to 15% off at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
- Pensions scheme and life cover.
- Performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary.
- Annual holiday allowance and option to buy additional holiday.
- Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance, and access to a range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Moments that matter: up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave.
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