Senior Buyer - Food & Health
HybridHandforth, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Job Summary
Lead commercial strategy for the Food & Health category by taking full accountability for sales, margin, and market share. Translate customer insights and market trends into winning propositions while leading strategic supplier relationships to drive innovation. Partner with Own Brand, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Retail teams to launch fresh and raw ranges across every channel. Act as Transformation Lead to drive change in sourcing, distribution, and customer experience, creating clear plans that align the team. Negotiate partnerships and unlock new opportunities to set the category apart in this fast-growing sector.
Required Qualifications
- Several years' buying experience in Food / FMCG
- Strong commercial instinct
- Confidence making big decisions and owning outcomes
- Curious, proactive, 'let's make it happen' mindset
- Brilliant stakeholder skills
- Resilience and determination
- Love of customer insight and using data to build better propositions
- Genuine desire to do the right thing for pets, customers and colleagues
- Hybrid working from our Support Office in Handforth, Cheshire
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