Buyer - Everyday Confectionery
About the role
As a Buyer, you will be planning, sourcing, selecting and negotiating a commercial and competitively priced product range across all channels, whilst maximising sales and margin for the department. You’ll help to deliver exceptional, customer-led ranges which drive sales and margin across a specific category. You will build on the capability of our wholesale team by engaging with different teams across the business to translate customer buying insights into competitive customer propositions, ensuring quality and value. Working within embedded business teams, our team of friendly faces works as one to provide shopping trips and a career experience you won’t find anywhere else! Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking! At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues. There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success.
Responsibilities
- Maximising sales and profit in line with the budget plan
- Regular competitor analysis, including range and price benchmarking
- Market data analysis
- Developing strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers
- Deliver a customer relevant for both UK and export customers, a commercially sound range