About this role
• 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