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Buyer - Food and Beverage Procurement Specialist

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

Job Purpose

As a key member of the Superdrug team, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Buyer to join our Food and Drink category management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing category plans that drive sales and profitability, while ensuring a commercially viable assortment of products that meet our customer's needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement category plans, including range reviews, promotions, pricing, and stock management, that align 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.
  • Ensure adherence to legislation and brand guidelines, and effectively communicate with customers to drive footfall and profitable sales.
  • Work closely with the Merchandising team to agree on merchandising strategies that drive and deliver the right range in the right store, ensuring availability 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, while operating within our company's pricing strategy.
  • Work with the Supply Chain team to ensure base sales and promotional forecasts are met, while maintaining in-store availability.
  • Develop effective internal working relationships with cross-functional team members to support and enhance category objectives and performance.
  • Develop 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.

Person Specification

  • Experience in the Food and Drink categories is desired.
  • 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 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.