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Buyer - Retail FMCG

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United Kingdom , Walsall

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Job Description:

We are recruiting for a Buyer to lead a category within our retail buying team. Based at our Customer Support Centre in Walsall, you will work on a hybrid working model, 3 days a week in the office. You'll take the lead on your assigned category, ensuring it's success through effective planning, budgeting and negotiating. Taking an essential role in our product journey, without you, our customers wouldn't be able to shop the ranges they love.

Job Responsibility:

  • Accountable for maximising the success of your FMCG category performance
  • Identifying, creating, and developing new range opportunities
  • Taking the lead on constructing a robust and successful plan
  • Understanding and interpreting key customer insights and data to identify and react to market trends and shopping habits
  • Visiting suppliers and their factories to develop ranges, negotiate the cost of goods, and explore new opportunities
  • Accountable for the development of category strategies, including research and analysis (spend analysis, cost benchmarking, etc.)

Requirements:

  • Experienced Buyer from a Retail FMCG background
  • Expert negotiator
  • Builds great working relationships
  • Proficient with spreadsheets
  • Keeps one step ahead of the market through calculated risks
  • Experience of delivering strategies and plans with associated targets, KPIs and performance monitoring
  • Experience with reporting, budgeting and forecasting
  • Comfortable with being agile to changing priorities
  • Strong understanding of the sector and competitor
  • Thorough understanding of the Supply Chain Process
What we offer:
  • Professional development: A comprehensive induction plan and the opportunity to complete in-house development programmes or an apprenticeship
  • Bonus Potential
  • Car Allowance
  • Free On-Site Parking
  • Onsite Coffee Lounge
  • Exclusive Store Discounts (10% on most in-store purchases)
  • Family-Friendly Benefits
  • My Staff Shop exclusive discounts
  • Life Assurance Cover
  • Health & Wellbeing Programme
  • Holiday Allowance (33 days per year, option to buy more, birthday day off)
  • Pension Scheme

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 16, 2026

Expiration:
February 24, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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