We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for a Buying Manager across Sliced Cooked Meats & Pate. The successful candidate will have accountability for Sliced Cooked Meats & Pate which is a substantial category taking between £10.5m to £11.5m per week and is a critical area for customers' shopping experience. You'll work closely with strategic partners to deliver our ambitions including growing Finest share, growing past our 30% market share & improving the health of the range. Given the scale and importance of the area, it comes with a lot of exposure as its a key area within MFPE. This role will lead on backwall deli which is an £80m proposition covering a number of areas where you will own the strategy and work closely with peers to grow the prop to over £100m. Passionate about taking ownership of the category to deliver: - Market out performance & 30% market share - Aldi Price Match across key lines - A credible range that supports volume delivery while manages the mix - Forecasting & managing profitability across the year Build strong supplier relationships to deliver: - great quality, prices and service level on a consistent basis - Improvements to quality & costs through improvements Be brave to deliver strategic opportunities by truly understanding our customers & suppliers - Grow finest across in Aisle and Backwall deli from 20% to 30% - Improve health of range - Reduce and potentially remove EAT to be replaced with Core in the APM - Backwall deli achieves over £100m in sales Strong trading/buying experience Commercial and strategic thinking Confidence owning a high-profile category Proven experience with suppliers and supply chain Strong influencer across teams and at all levels Passion for food and the customer Meat industry experience is a bonus LI - EF1 LI - Hybrid