Buying Manager - Grocery

Reporting to the Director of Buying and leading a team of Assistant Buyers, the successful candidate will help to drive sales, profitability and category management working with the national and international suppliers. By knowing the market inside and out, you''ll help to manage the buying vision and challenge us to achieve ever-greater things. You''ll make sure we deliver on our promise to customers by helping to secure exciting products at the best price. In fact, you''ll set the bar high in retailing. Our buying teams - if it''s possible - have to move even quicker than the rest of the business. And they have to keep ahead of our customers too: second-guessing what they want and need before they do. You''re a skilled Buyer with a great supplier network with the ability to influence and manage others. If you''re always striving to improve and want to join a really important part of the business, apply to join today! Your New Role •People management: manage and foster the development of Assistant Buyers.•Supplier Management: manage the day-to-day supply partner relationships.•Category Management: have a detailed understanding of the product range both internally and externally.•Produce timely and accurate business forecasts, including financial forecasts to enable targets to be met.•Presenting: prepare and deliver presentations utilizing data from multiple sources concisely.•Decision Making: be capable of making quick decisions based on complex information.•Negotiation: ..... full job details .....