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Junior Buyer

Michael Page Marketing
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Liverpool, Merseyside L96GB, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Junior Buyer position, reporting to the Senior Buyer, involves sourcing products to appeal to customers and negotiating with suppliers for competitive pricing and promotions.
  • This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their buying skills within a fast-growing FTSE 100 company located in Liverpool.
  • Candidates should have at least 1-2 years of experience in a similar role and possess strong negotiation and communication skills.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and includes additional benefits such as free parking, flexible working, and a holiday allowance that increases to 33 days with service.
  • This opportunity allows for responsibility over multiple product categories and the chance to work closely with key stakeholders and brand names.

Reporting to the Senior Buyer you will source products that will appeal to their customers. You will also engage and negotiate with suppliers to ensure we have the best range, prices and promotions in the market. This a great role to help you develop your buying tool kit with one of the fastest growing retailers in the market.

Client Details

A great opportunity for a Junior Buyer to join a FTSE 100 company in the Liverpool area. The business sells a variety of product across a number of different channels/ markets. This is one of the largest categories in the business so needs someone who is really driven and thrives in fast-paced environment.

Description

  • Source and manage the product range from initial concept until completion, both from the UK, Europe and Far East sources on own label
  • Work with some of the biggest household brand names to ensure we are first to market on new products and have a strong promotion programme
  • Weekly review sales of new and existing lines, deciding with the Senior Buyer what lines we should keep or take out of the range
  • Build a strong activity plan for the year that maximises key seasonal events
  • Work closely with the merchandiser and suppliers to ensure Critical Path is up to date on key events
  • Plan & prepare with the Senior Buyer ranges for sign off with the Buying Director
  • Work with the Design Team to develop own brand artwork for approval
  • This JB role will have buying responsibility for 3 different subcats - so a great opportunity to step up to the next level in preparation for Buyer level

Profile

  • Must have a growth mind set, be willing to learn on the job and enjoy having responsibility and accountability for your P & L
  • Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
  • Able to utilise data to fully understand customer behaviour and habits and have good excel skills
  • Attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks at once and to work well under pressure

Job Offer

  • Free Parking
  • Flexible working environment
  • Holiday increasing to 33 days with service
  • 10% in discount
  • Double discount days
  • Benefits Portal - Discounts for other retailers, hospitality, discounted heath care etc
  • Pension Scheme
  • Holiday Purchase Scheme Holiday Purchase

Junior Buyer

Junior Buyer

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.