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Buyers

Grocery

Yorkshire

Permanent

Updated February 21, 2010

Trading at Morrisons, in it's many and diverse areas is about taking ownership for your role and products, understanding the customer, the business and the wider market. It's one of the most active, fast paced and professionally rewarding areas ofthis vibrant retailing business. It's also undergoing evolutionary change - creating exciting key roles in diverse markets - opportunities that every talented trading professional has the chance to play a part in.
Reporting into the Trading Manager, your role will be to select, negotiate the terms and make available ranges offering outstanding quality and value, whilst ensuring that packaging, merchandising, availability and efficient selling are fully considered. The main accountabilities of the role will include:

• To maximise sales of products within remit.
• To ensure maximum profitability is generated by the sale whilst remaining competitive.
• To have a clear understanding of product range in terms of quality, cost and direction.
• To develop ranges and products to suit customer needs.
• To manage the selection, development, production and launch of Morrison label products.
• To negotiate a strong promotional package to meet agreed targets.
• To manage the supplier base to achieve costs and other benefits in the best interests of the business.
• To communicate your objectives with work colleagues, stores and suppliers.

Who we're looking for
To be successful in this role, you will need current or previous experience within a buying role, with particular advantage given to those who have had experience within the buying of general food or FMCG goods in a retail business. You will need to demonstrate strong negotiation, communication and influencing skills and the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. A good eye for detail, a professional manner and computer literacy are also pre requisites for this role.

Ideally you will be educated to degree standard or equivalent and have a high degree of numeracy. If you have working knowledge of the retail industry within your current or previous positions then this would certainly be advantageous.

About our client
With 7% yr on yr growth and market share of 12.3% Morrison's is one of the true UK retail success stories and is ideally positioned to continue it's growth in these tough economic times. A Business as fresh and innovative as Morrisons is supported by a Head Office team that is every bit as skilled and passionate about retailing. The energy, focus, one-team approach you'll find withinthe busy Head Office will leave you in no doubt where real talent can be used and rewarded to the full. Trading has aptly been described as 'The engine room of the business'. Certainly, the team of professionals, linked by the many areas that Trading covers, share a common goal. To ensure that every Morrisons customer, receives the best quality products from across our product ranges with outstanding value and availability.

This one team live and breathe the values that have made this business such a success - customer focus, a can-do approach, outstanding shop keeping, fresh thinking and bringing out the best in people and are responsible for £multi-million individual categories.

What's on offer
Excellent package and benefits

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on 0161 828 6338. Job Ref: 13043898
Your application will be sent to Graham Lucas.