Senior Buyer – Zoom by Ocado (Drinks and Impulse)
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Senior Buyer (Drinks & Impulse) – Zoom by Ocado
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Hatfield (Hybrid working – 3 days in the office)
Working hours per week: 40 hours
Level: Senior
Application closing date: Monday 5th May 2025
About Us
Our mission is to deliver joy in every shop, through unbeatable choice, unrivaled service, and reassuringly good value.
We’re Ocado Retail, a market-leading joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S, and the world’s largest dedicated online supermarket ocado.com. Not only is Ocado.com the only place to shop a full range of M&S food online, but it’s also home to the widest online supermarket range in the UK and champion of small, independent brands. We’re also the brains behind Zoom by Ocado, our same-day grocery delivery service.
About The Team And The Role
Zoom by Ocado is Ocado Retail’s immediacy grocery offering, delivering groceries in under 60 minutes from our fully-automated warehouses. This is a rare opportunity to become a key member of a dynamic Zoom team working to rapidly scale the business across London.
Although closely working with Ocado.com colleagues, Zoom operates as its own business with a separate website and app, managed by a small dedicated team responsible for customer marketing, commercial ranging, pricing, promotions, and e-commerce content management. If you want to work for the world's largest online-only grocer in an entrepreneurial role, this is the team for you.
At Zoom, we pride ourselves on offering the strongest proposition in the rapid delivery quick-commerce market, with a market-leading breadth of range, unique product ranges, a bespoke promotional strategy, and customer-focused pricing architecture to provide a compelling market offering.
We’re looking for a Senior Buyer – Drinks & Impulse to lead half of the Zoom trading departments, including Drinks, Impulse, Ambient, Non-Food, and Your Home. Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, you will manage and trade the Drinks & Impulse department, line-manage the Ambient, Non-Food, and Your Home teams, optimize product ranges, analyze data to maximize performance, and support Zoom’s growth strategy.
What You’ll Do
* Lead the Drinks, Impulse, Ambient, Non-Food, and Your Home trading areas to deliver the Zoom trading P&L and KPIs, managing directly and through line-management.
* Manage and develop the category-specific promotional strategies.
* Conduct range reviews, promotional planning, and strategic change programmes to drive growth.
* Collaborate with suppliers to share insights, plan, and execute market-leading initiatives.
* Analyze performance data to identify issues and opportunities, leading the team to implement solutions.
* Coordinate with Supply Chain to ensure product availability and manage purge targets.
* Forecast and manage trading budgets, communicate challenges, and report KPIs regularly.
* Lead multiple projects, building relationships across teams and stakeholders to improve performance.
* Seek continuous improvements in processes and supplier relationships.
* Develop and coach a high-performing team to exceed targets.
Who You Are
* Extensive retail buying experience.
* Experience building product ranges, promotional strategies, and managing supplier relationships within FMCG.
* Passionate about food, retail, and quick-commerce markets.
* Proficient in Excel, with experience working with customer, transactional, or financial data.
* Leadership and people management skills.
* Strong influencing and stakeholder management capabilities.
* Supplier management experience.
* Project management skills.
* Ability to analyze complex data sets.
Even if you don’t meet all criteria but have a curious mindset, passion for learning, and adaptable skills, we encourage you to apply!
What’s In It For You
Join Ocado Retail to experience life at the world’s largest online retailer, work with talented colleagues, and grow your career in online retail. Benefits include:
* Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, Digital GP, mental health support, gym discounts, dental insurance, and more.
* Spend & Save: Bonus schemes, recognition rewards, pension contributions, discounts, free breakfast, electric vehicle leasing, shuttle bus.
* Work-Life Balance: Hybrid working, holidays, flexible days off, work from anywhere options, lifestyle breaks.
Our Hiring Process
We value all applications and follow a fair process. If shortlisted, a Talent Partner will guide you through the next steps.
Everyone’s Welcome
We are an equal opportunities employer. Reasonable adjustments are available during recruitment upon request.
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