Assistant Buyer

7 days ago


Redditch, United Kingdom Halfords Full time

About us At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling.
As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range.
We are dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience—from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions.
Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime of motoring and cycling enjoyment.
The teams at our Redditch Support Centre work with every other area of our business, putting them at the heart of the action and playing a key role in our success and growth.
Everyone brings their individual knowledge and experience to work every day, working as one team to keep things moving smoothly.
If you're willing to  get stuck in, you'll love it here too.
So put yourself at the heart of a dynamic, fast-paced working environment where expertise and focus take people far.
About the role As an Assistant Buyer you will support the Buyer Team in delivering industry leading ranges of products, priced and promoted accordingly.
You'll need to work cross functionally with various teams to provide insights on how to deliver the best value to maximise stock turn and store operations to deliver best in class channel execution.
Key Accountabilities To implement effective category strategies in terms of managing the supply base, buying, ranging, margin mix, promotional framework, merchandising, planning and stock management, ensuring a true multi channel approach is taken.
Monitor and manage the on-going trading performance of the category, ensuring we plan and forecast rigorously, to allow us to deliver our revenue, margin, profit and market share ambitions.
Drive procurement benefits through developing supplier partnerships and buying alliances.
Capturing data and set up products accurately and on time Monitor and manage the customer experience measures, ensuring tactical interventions are implemented where appropriate.
Work with the channel and operational teams to ensure we are maximising the trading opportunities available.
Product expert—working with the proposition team, procurement function and suppliers to ensure we have the best range sourced with the most beneficial financials   Key Skills & Experience High commercial acumen and analytical Strong execution and planning rigour.
Pragmatic and grounded / ability to drive delivery.
Detailed and comfortable working with data and data entry Cross channel / Multi channel thinking Dynamic and results driven individual with high levels of energy and commitment to deliver Hands on, and able to respond to fast moving market conditions; fail fast and learn quickly.
An effective communicator articulate and persuasive ; able to build strong relationships across the business at all levels.
Not sure you meet all the criteria?
We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway
At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues.
We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.


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