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**Senior Buyer Required** to join a leading UK Wholesaler to aid with large scale company growth. Our client turns over in excess of £50m per year and are looking to expand further for 2024 at their site based in Rochdale.
The company specialise specifically within the Retail and FMCG sector, working with numerous blue-chip clients and customers across the UK to bring products that range from snacks, household goods and toiletries to groceries, pet care and alcohol.
Senior Buyer Position Overview
- Manage a portfolio of circa £10M purchases per annum across multiple categories and suppliers
- Manage a small team to deliver category growth objectives
- Define the category strategy, range, price & promotional strategy for your & your team's categories
- Sourcing the best deals in the market by leveraging your network
- Agree JBPs, Trading Terms & marketing activities with Manufactures/Suppliers
- Proactively manage Supplier/Manufacturer payments & payment terms to optimise cash flow
- Management of orders, delivery & transport to optimise profitability
- Develop relationships with suppliers and manufacturers
- Open up new accounts with major BWS suppliers
Senior Buyer Position Requirements
- Experience with multiple category responsibility including residuals / clearance
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, SUMIF etc.)
- Previous experience with P&L
- Strong understanding of the FMCG sector and traditional BWS categories
- Previous experience of buying / selling in a wholesale environment
- Degree educated - Highly Desirable
Senior Buyer Position Remuneration
- Salary DOE - £35K - £45K
- Company bonus scheme up to an additional £10K
- Hybrid working
- Monday to Friday (8:30pm - 5:00pm / 9:00am - 5:30pm)
- Staff discount programme
- 25 days holiday
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.
