Job Description
Senior Buyer – Homeware, DIY & Gardening, Home Fragrance & Seasonal - £40,000 + Commission
As a Senior Buyer, your primary responsibility will be to build on the existing supplier relationships and source stock from new suppliers & manufacturers of national and international household brands. This will need you to be on the phone undertaking cold calls to solicit business.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded individual who wants to drive their earning potential by forging long term, commercial relationships and ensure competitive pricing to drive revenue.
A background in products from gifting, furnishings, gardening, outdoor, accessories, homeware, seasonal products, and DIY. Would be advantageous! However, it's the person that really matters. The company are wanting you to seize the opportunity to be yourself and grow in an environment where that empowers entrepreneurialism.
The Senior Buyer is a unique role to Buying, taking on a more traditional approach of building new relationships with suppliers to secure supply. No one day will be the same!
Hours / Benefits:
* Inclusive of Bonus - Realistic first year trading £10k Bonus. Expected OTE £70K in your 2nd year, but this is an uncapped bonus structure
* Expenses
* 28 days holiday inclusive of BH
* Free on-site parking
* Pension
* 9am-5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am-4pm on a Friday
Responsibilities:
* Directly reporting into the Owners you'll be an integral part of the business to grow its' product offering to customers and overall turnover
* Cold calling will be part of the role as is a form of sourcing solicitation, new suppliers who've never interacted with the United Brands will be integral to building new product supply. It generally refers to visiting trade fairs & exhibitions, phone-based conversations, networking and meeting sales management with leading brands
* Full responsibility of key accounts with suppliers from Global supply chains. Developing new and existing relationship
* Interface with Senior Directors to Middle management to secure product
* Researching and identifying product opportunities across new supply routes to purchase clearance products, partnering with major brand manufacturers for new business
* Attend Domestic and International exhibitions and trade fairs
* Seek to drive your relationships with manufacturers and other suppliers of brand products
* Be a commercial lead for the business
To be successful in this role, these are the key attributes and commercial mind-set needed:
* Be an effective communicator over the phone
* Establishing and maintaining progressive relationships with suppliers
* Be a fantastic communicator with strong interpersonal skills and have the confidence to speak to people at different seniority levels
* You should understand sales behaviour and be able to consult with suppliers to gain their product at the right price
* Develop an understanding of how suppliers work in order to determine who the decision-makers are and have the ability to build a successful relationship and value proposition to meet their and your needs
* Make contact and forming productive and profitable relationships
* Delivering a service, from the initial conversation, negotiating to inbound of inventory
* Have strong negotiation skills with a proven ability to secure competitive prices and favourable terms
* Be a driven, tenuous individual with a will to succeed
* No prior purchasing experience is required but would be desirable as Discount Buyer, Senior Buyer, Buying Manager, Trader, Trading Manager, Product Sourcing, Purchaser role
* Desirable to have experience with products from gifting, DIY, garden, homeware, seasonal products
If you would like to discuss this Senior Buyer opportunity in more detail, then please get in touch with Lewis McCallum at Elevation Recruitment Group now.