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Category Buyer - Bagged snacks

Quest Search and Selection Ltd
Posted 4 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Quest Search & Selection is seeking a Category Buyer for Bagged Snacks for a global multi-brand business with over 100 years of experience and 200 stores worldwide.
  • The role focuses on utilizing data to develop new product ranges, set pricing strategies, and drive year-on-year growth while managing the P&L for the category.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Buying, preferably within FMCG or fast-moving categories, with a strong understanding of branded product ranges.
  • The position offers a salary with a car allowance of approximately £4.5k, along with benefits such as 25 days of holiday, pension, and bonus potential.
  • This opportunity is ideal for those looking to gain experience in a leading global retailer and offers flexibility with three days in the office.

Quest Search & Selection are proudly partnering with this global multi-brand business which has been established for over 100 years and has over 200 stores globally and growing

The main purpose of this Category Buyer - Bagged snacks role is to utilise data and have an understanding of brands to create new ranges, appropriate pricing and sales-boosting strategies to deliver profitable ranges and drive year on year growth.

The Responsibilities for this Category Buyer - Bagged snacks position:-

  • You will be responsible for selecting and developing profitable new ranges for upcoming seasons
  • This is mainly branded, FMCG buying but there is an element of NPD
  • Holding accountability for P&L of the category, including the revenue, sales, margin and promotional income.
  • This category includes all bagged, snacking ranges with confectionary, crisps, protein bites &, kids snacks.
  • Lead and develop innovative range plans around the categories
  • Keep abreast of market trends, customer requirements and competitor activity
  • Leading 1 BAA or AB level
  • Using data and upcoming trends you will generate new ideas on how to grow YOY sales, margin to deliver an effective category plans.
  • Managing performance of products within budget.

To be successful in this Category Buyer - Bagged snacks:-

  • 3 Years + experience within Buying.
  • You'll be an experienced Buyer, Junior Buyer who has bought branded product ranges within food /FMCG or another fast-moving category.
  • If you have Food, health & beauty, household, snacking, gifting food, impulse, seasonal, biscuits or confectionary experience this is desirable but not essential!
  • Lead and develop innovative range marketing plans to suit the specific markets.
  • A head for figures, as this area is data-driven.
  • Used to highly promotional categories

The Benefits of this Category Buyer - Bagged snacks position:-

  • 25 days Holidays
  • Pension
  • Bonus potential
  • Car Allowance circa 4.5k
  • Flexible working (3 days in the office)

The role will appeal to someone who wants to gain experience within a global retailer and ambitious business, with a market leading brand! If this role sounds like you then please send your cv today, quoting the reference JO-2409-114856.

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.