* 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.
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., Previous experience buying Meat desired
* Extensive experience in working in FMCG
* Have a proven record of working autonomously.
* Have experience of development and management of marketing campaigns.
#J-18808-Ljbffr