Buyer - Retail
c £40,000 Bonus Benefits Hybrid Working
Manchester
Role Profile
Our client, a leading retail business is looking to appoint an experienced Buyer to join their already successful growing team, based in the North West. Playing a key part in the business they are looking for a Pro-active Buyer who is able to demonstrate success with a strong trading background.
Managing both branded and non-branded products across a range, the role responsibilities are as follows:-
- Control supplier negotiations to maximize profit
- Ordering a specific range of products
- Maintaining stock levels
- Ensure suppliers meet the business requirements in terms of sales and margin
- Identifying new products and opportunities in the market
- Competitor analysis
- Liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure stock levels are achievable
Skills and Experience
- Trading skills in a retail environment
- Common sense approach to buying
- Strong negotiation skills
- Commercially aware
- Experience of working for a FMCG business
- Strong relationship builder
- Drive and motivation
Personal Attributes
- Self motivated, self starter who displays self confidence and initiative
- Can cope with multiple tasks retaining a high level of accuracy
- Planning and Organisational skills - utilising time and prioritising to ensure deadlines are achieved
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Hardworking and flexible attitude to work, time management skills
- Commercial awareness
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