Reporting to
Head of Category Management
Location
Based: Wellingborough
We are looking to recruit a Buying Manager, known internally as Category Manager, in the Tobacco/VAPE team, which will be based out of our Wellingborough office.
Job Summary
Maximising the profitability of specified product categories, improving customer satisfaction, and cash profit.
* The development and implementation of category plans ensuring delivery of sales, margin and profit are met whilst maintaining continuity of product availability.
* Growth of own brand business, sourcing as appropriate to grow sales and margins.
* Annual negotiation with suppliers to ensure competitive terms year on year.
* Seek and react to customer feedback at every opportunity, shaping the category plan, whilst linking to the sell plan and customer satisfaction.
* Responds to customer queries and complaints professionally, at speed.
* Be able to communicate category plans and objectives for relevant product categories, ensuring understanding and buy-in is achieved.
* Ensure product area in the business centres reflect the principles of good, better and best.
* Working as part of the team to identify opportunities and develop or improve ways of working.
* Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence championing diversity and inclusion.
Operational skills relevant for this job
* Exceptional communication & stakeholder management.
* Be able to work independently, to problem solve and make commercial decisions.
* Attention to detail, writing of reports, interpreting data and keeping of accurate records.
* Maintain knowledge of relevant markets and market developments.
* Ability to flex work approach.
Experience relevant for this job
* Previous experience buying fresh products desired.
* Extensive experience in working in FMG.
* Have a proven record of working autonomously.
* Have experience of development and management of marketing camp.
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