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Senior Buying Manager - Grocery

United Kingdom, Wellingborough · Job Posted July 04, 2026
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We are seeking a driven and commercially minded Senior Buying Manager, known internally as Category Manager, to join our Grocery team. In this role, you will play a key part in maximising the profitability of specified product categories, enhancing customer satisfaction, and driving cash profit across the business. You will take ownership of category performance, using insight, analysis, and market understanding to shape strategy, optimise ranges, and deliver sustainable growth. You’ll collaborate closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure our offer remains competitive, relevant, and aligned with customer needs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced wholesale/retail environment and is ready to make a measurable impact. This role can be based out of Wellingborough, Eccles or Watford.

Job Responsibility

  • The development and implementation of category plans ensuring delivery of sales, margin and profit are met whilst maintaining continuity of product availability
  • Growth of own brand business, sourcing as appropriate to grow sales and margins
  • Annual negotiation with suppliers to ensure competitive terms year on year
  • Seek and react to customer feedback at every opportunity, shaping the category plan, whilst linking to the sell plan and customer satisfaction
  • Responds to customer queries and complaints professionally, at speed
  • Be able to communicate category plans and objectives for relevant product categories, ensuring understanding and buy-in is achieved
  • Ensure product area in the business centres reflect the principles of good, better and best
  • Working as part of the team to identify opportunities and develop or improve ways of working
  • Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence championing diversity and inclusion

Requirements

  • Operational skills relevant for this job: Exceptional communication & stakeholder management
  • Be able to work independently, to problem solve and make commercial decisions
  • Attention to detail, writing of reports, interpreting data and keeping of accurate records
  • Maintain knowledge of relevant markets and market developments
  • Ability to flex work approach
  • Experience relevant for this job: Previous experience buying fresh products desired
  • Extensive experience in working in FMG
  • Have a proven record of working autonomously

What we offer

  • A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year
  • After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day
  • 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
  • Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank
  • Free eye test when you spend £50 or more
  • 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
  • Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
  • An exclusive deals and discounts website
  • After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme
  • Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution
  • Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
  • Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family
  • A great holiday package

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