Consumer Buyer

* Development of the commercial strategy for our core Front of Shop categories * Promotional cycle development for sections * To represent Consumer team at the weekly trade meetings and to be an active participant. * Working closely with the Retail and Sales team to source and range best in class products for the market * Reviewing category performance and providing insights to our management team * Ensure the roll-out of planograms and associated support documents * Actively driving cross-selling, working closely with our Operations team * Responsible for the communication of all commercial strategies to our Operations team * Developing & managing supplier relationships in order to deliver JBP and planogram compliance * Use of the BI reporting suite to provide greater insights into category and range performance to help support decision-making. * To be a representative of the Consumer team at trade shows & supplier events * Work closely with the Operations team to develop our relationship with our symbol & franchise members to support driving their business. * **Day to day responsibilities include:** * Contributing to the day to day running of the Commercial buying team * Ensuring our group sales, margin & JBP budgets are achieved * Responsible for stock of our Healthcare categories in owned estate, managing dead/over/dated stock and supporting the stores with sell through as required * Updating the Commercial Director regularly on department development * Taking an active role in the weekly commercial team meetings * Ensuring suppliers are met in a timely manner and prioritized according to importance * Ensuring all retail pricing is aligned with department margin targets & market pricing on the database * Ensure database team have all relevant supplier & pricing information for categories * Building a robust promotions calendar, encompassing JBP agreements * Development of the category plans & strategies * Ensuring planograms are updated based on schedule * Attending trade shows where appropriate * Contributing relevant information for board packs * Ensuring strategies are communicated through our channels * Attending meetings weekly * **Key Skills & Experiences** * Minimum 2+ years in a similar buying role * Pharmacy buying experience desirable * Excellent numerical & analytical skills to include excellent computer literacy & comprehensive experience with all MS products such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc * Ability to work in a diverse, fast paced environment