Buying Manager Sliced Cooked Meats, Pate and Deli
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We are recruiting for a Buying Manager across Sliced Cooked Meats & Pate.
The successful candidate will be accountable for Sliced Cooked Meats & Pate, a category worth between £10.5m and £11.5m weekly, crucial for customer shopping experience. You will work with strategic partners to grow the Finest share, surpass 30% market share, and improve the range's health.
This role offers significant exposure within MFPE, leading the backwall deli which is an £80m proposition aiming to grow to over £100m. You will own the strategy and collaborate with peers to achieve these goals.
About the role
As a Buying Manager, you will be responsible for:
* Delivering market outperformance & achieving 30% market share
* Implementing Aldi Price Match on key lines
* Maintaining a credible range supporting volume and managing the mix
* Forecasting and managing profitability
Building strong supplier relationships to ensure quality, competitive pricing, and service levels, while driving quality and cost improvements.
You will also focus on strategic growth initiatives such as:
* Growing Finest range from 20% to 30%
* Enhancing the health of the range
* Replacing EAT with Core in APM
* Growing backwall deli sales to over £100m
You will need
* Strong trading and buying experience
* Commercial and strategic mindset
* Confidence managing a high-profile category
* Proven supplier and supply chain experience
* Influencing skills across teams and levels
* Passion for food and customers
* Meat industry experience is a bonus
- EF1
- Hybrid working model
What's in it for you?
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
* Annual bonus up to 20%
* Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days plus a personal day and bank holidays
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks full pay maternity and adoption leave after 1 year, plus 13 weeks statutory pay and 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free virtual GP, Employee Assistance Programme, and mental wellbeing support
About Us
We are a diverse organization committed to making every day better for our customers, colleagues, and communities worldwide. We promote work-life balance, flexible working, and inclusivity, with support for applications from all backgrounds.
We are an inclusive employer and committed to accessible recruitment processes. If you need assistance with your application, click here.
Additional Information
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Purchasing and Supply Chain
* Industry: Retail
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