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Buying Director - Own-label food

Quest Search and Selection Ltd
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 25 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

Health Insurance

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  • Quest Search & Selection is seeking a Buying Director for a well-known retail food brand in the Far-East, specifically in Indonesia.
  • The ideal candidate should have over 6 years of buying experience in discount retail, operating at a managerial or director level, and must be open to relocation.
  • Key responsibilities include leading the buying strategy across all food categories, managing P&L, and developing a team of 6-8 buyers.
  • The position offers an attractive salary, a relocation package, and additional benefits such as a company car, mobile phone, and private health insurance.
  • Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree, be results-driven, and have strong proficiency in English and Microsoft Office Suite.

Please note this is a relocation opportunity to the Far-East in Indonesia. Please only apply if you are open to relocation.

The Company

Quest Search & Selection working with a well-known retail, food brand in the Far-East. They focus on best quality and value for daily needs. Stores are simple and efficient, avoiding unnecessary costs so that can offer the lowest possible prices every day without promotions.

Key Responsibilities of this Buying Director - Own-label food position -

  • Lead the strategy for the territory for the Buying across all food categories.
  • Take full ownership of the P&L & maintaining commercial margins whilst offering good value to the customer
  • Lead & develop a team of 6-8 Buyers
  • Curate assortments of relevant SKUs aligned with customer needs and hard discount principles.
  • Negotiate with both private-label and branded suppliers.
  • Analyse categories and the competitive landscape.
  • Implement measures to maintain product quality across the different ranges
  • Collaborate closely with other departments to optimise service levels for customers.

Requirements for this Buying Director - Own-label food position -

  • Ideally having 6 plus years + buying experience in discount retail.
  • You must be operating at a Head of, Manager or Director level leading a team within Buying, Procurement or Product.
  • You must have private level experience
  • Results-driven, highly motivated, and well-organised, thriving in a fast-growing company.
  • Bachelor's degree ore equivalent is desirable
  • Full proficiency in English.
  • Flexible and adaptable to a new culture & location
  • Open to relocation to Jakarta - If you have interest or links to the in the Indonesia or Philippines this will be beneficial
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to quickly adapt to internal systems (NS-Oracle).

Benefits that come along with this Buying Director - Own-label food position -

  • Attractive salary
  • Relocation package will be discussed with each individual
  • Fully expensed company car.
  • Company mobile phone.
  • Private health insurance
  • Flight ticket
  • Work permit

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding discount retailer transforming the food industry in the Philippines and Indonesia. If open to relocation and this role sounds like you, please send your CV details quoting reference no. JO-2502-115002

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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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.