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Join the Transformation at Holland & BarrettAt Holland & Barrett, we are at an exciting juncture, investing across all areas of our business with a clear vision: to empower our customers to live happier, healthier lives. Our mission is to become the global leader in wellness, chosen by millions as their trusted partner for personalized wellness journeys. To achieve this, we are undergoing a transformative phase and actively recruiting top talent across all functions, including Finance, Digital Marketing, HR, IT, and newly established areas in Health and Wellness.
We are looking for a dynamic and driven individual to join our Buying Team at Holland & Barrett. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in retail buying, particularly in the food sector, to make a real impact in a market-leading, specialist retailer. As a Buyer - Food, you will lead the product management process, from conception to delivery, ensuring our products meet customer needs while aligning with our company objectives.
Note : At Holland and Barrett we call the Buying role a Category Manager
The Role:
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and Execute Buying Strategy: Own the buying strategy for your product area, sourcing and developing ranges that meet customer demands while driving business growth.
- Drive Category Performance: Regularly review category performance and market trends to identify opportunities for profitable growth.
- Supplier Management: Lead negotiations and joint business planning with key suppliers, ensuring alignment on margin, marketing support, and delivery performance.
- Promotion and Trade Planning: Develop and execute customer-focused promotional plans that drive sales growth, acting as the lead for supplier funding in your category.
- Range Reviews: Lead range reviews that focus on customer needs and business objectives, ensuring profitable product selection.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Own-Label Buying, Product Development, Supply Chain and Planning, Trade Planning, Marketing, and Digital teams to drive innovation, commercial success, and online customer engagement.
- Inventory Management: Understand stock levels, manage slow-moving inventory, and reduce overstock to optimize stock management.
Location:
Nuneaton Head Office (CV10 7RH) - Hybrid role with two days per week in-office.
The Person:
Key Requirements:
- Experience in Buying, Category Management or Account management, with a focus on Food.
- Negotiation and influencing skills, with a track record of building strategic relationships with suppliers and internal teams.
- Excellent communication and time management skills, with the ability to work independently.
- Strong analytical and numeracy skills to identify trends and optimize performance.
- A passion for delivering customer-centric solutions that drive business success.
- A strong interest in Food and Health Food and Wellness trends.
What we offer:
Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:
- H&B Employee Discount - 25%
- Bonus
- Pension company contribution
- 33 Days Holiday per year (Inclusive of bank holidays)
- Private Medical Care
- Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
- Electric Car Scheme
We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.
Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).
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