Buyer - Impulse

**The Company**

Quest Search & Selection is proudly partnering with this global multi-brand brand which has been established for over 100 years and employs 7,000 people across different locations in the UK, Ireland, and globally.

**The Role**

The main purpose of this Buyer role is to manage the trading activities and Profit and Loss for the Impulse category and to deliver maximum sales and profitability for the category to determine the customer offer and manage the trading activities.

**Key responsibilities for the Buyer role -**
- You will have buying responsibility for categories across branded and own-label categories.
- This category is for Impulse
- You will be responsible for selecting and developing profitable new ranges for upcoming seasons.
- Using data and upcoming trends you will generate new ideas on how to grow YOY sales, margin, and income to deliver an effective and profitable category plan.
- Working closely with the supply chain teams to ensure in-store availability is optimized
- Managing performance of products within budget.
- Utilizing your analytical data to deliver reports for trade meetings
- Promotion planning to keep us one step ahead of their competition

**To be successful in this Buyer role -**
- Have extensive experience as a Senior Buying Assistant or Junior Buyer, or relevant roles
- Ideally has experience in Impulse within Retail, Ecommerce or B2C
- Suits someone who is creative for new products but also commercial regarding dealing with large suppliers
- Ahead for figures, as this area is data-driven.
- Knowledge of Profit & Loss and supplier management is essential
- Strong numerical & analytical skill-set

**Benefits included in this Buyer role -**
- 25 days Holidays
- Pension
- Flexible working (on average 3 days in the office)
- Staff discounts and other incentives

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.