Buyer - Food
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Permanent
- £50,000 - £58,000 per annum
Job Description:
Quest Search & Selection is currently recruiting for a Buyer role to utilise data and understand brands, to create new ranges, appropriate pricing and sales-boosting strategies to deliver profitable ranges and drive year on year growth.
This business is a global multi-brand business which has been established for over 100 years and has over 200 stores globally and growing.
The roles and responsibilities for this Buyer - Food role -
*You will be responsible for selecting and developing profitable new ranges for upcoming seasons
*This category includes chocolate boxes, bags sweets (tins and bags) including biscuits.
*Working with leading suppliers such as a Cadburys, Nestle, Lindt and Haribo etc
*Lead and develop innovative range marketing plans around the categories
*Keep abreast of international market trends, customer requirements and competitor activity thus identify market opportunities
*Holding accountability for revenue, sales, margin and promotional income.
*You should have experience of driving revenue and profit with digital & store ranges.
*Using data and upcoming trends you will generate new ideas on how to grow YOY sales, margin to deliver an effective category plans.
*Conduct range reviews and undertake continuous improvement of the product offer through effective range analysis
*Managing performance of products within budget.
To be successful in this Buyer - Snacking role -
*You’ll be an experienced Buyer, Junior Buyer who has bought branded product ranges within food
*Ideally have had Snacking, Gifting Food, Impulse, Seasonal, Biscuits or Confectionary experience
*Lead and develop innovative range marketing plans to suit the specific markets
*A head for figures, as this area is data-driven.
*Has expertise knowledge for revenue, sales, margin and promotional income.
*P&L Management experience
The Benefits of this Buyer - Food role -
*25 days Holidays
*Pension
*Bonus potential
*Flexible working (on average 3 days in the office)
*Staff discounts and other incentives
The role will appeal to someone who wants to gain experience within a fast growing and ambitious business, where their people are their biggest asset! If this role sounds like you then please send your cv today!
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.
This business is a global multi-brand business which has been established for over 100 years and has over 200 stores globally and growing.
The roles and responsibilities for this Buyer - Food role -
*You will be responsible for selecting and developing profitable new ranges for upcoming seasons
*This category includes chocolate boxes, bags sweets (tins and bags) including biscuits.
*Working with leading suppliers such as a Cadburys, Nestle, Lindt and Haribo etc
*Lead and develop innovative range marketing plans around the categories
*Keep abreast of international market trends, customer requirements and competitor activity thus identify market opportunities
*Holding accountability for revenue, sales, margin and promotional income.
*You should have experience of driving revenue and profit with digital & store ranges.
*Using data and upcoming trends you will generate new ideas on how to grow YOY sales, margin to deliver an effective category plans.
*Conduct range reviews and undertake continuous improvement of the product offer through effective range analysis
*Managing performance of products within budget.
To be successful in this Buyer - Snacking role -
*You’ll be an experienced Buyer, Junior Buyer who has bought branded product ranges within food
*Ideally have had Snacking, Gifting Food, Impulse, Seasonal, Biscuits or Confectionary experience
*Lead and develop innovative range marketing plans to suit the specific markets
*A head for figures, as this area is data-driven.
*Has expertise knowledge for revenue, sales, margin and promotional income.
*P&L Management experience
The Benefits of this Buyer - Food role -
*25 days Holidays
*Pension
*Bonus potential
*Flexible working (on average 3 days in the office)
*Staff discounts and other incentives
The role will appeal to someone who wants to gain experience within a fast growing and ambitious business, where their people are their biggest asset! If this role sounds like you then please send your cv today!
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.
Job number 3190723
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Company Details:
Quest Search and Selection
Company size: 20–49 employees
Industry: Recruitment Consultancy
Quest Search and Selection is a leading UK recruitment consultancy with over 20 years experience in Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors. From our fir...