ProCook
Retail
BuyingAssistant
“Buying Assistant at ProCook. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. Provide full administrative support to the Buying team to deliver the category targets.. Ensure tasks are undertaken accurately and on time to drive overall performance across categories.”
What You'll Achieve.
deliver the category targets; drive overall performance across categories; ensure ranges launch on time; maximise sales and margin; achieving margin objectives
Industry & Context.
ability to analyse and interpret multiple data sources
6 months fix term contract
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience in understanding customer needs, market trends and competitors in a retail environment, Commercial acumen with an understanding of the financial implications of decisions, Knowledge of buying best practices, Understanding of effective negotiation skills and practices, numerical skills with the ability to analyse and interpret multiple data sources, stakeholder management skills in order to work across multiple teams, Excellent communication and people skills, skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint
What You'll Do.
Provide full administrative support to the Buying team to deliver the category targets.
Ensure tasks are undertaken accurately and on time to drive overall performance across categories.
Create and maintain category SKUs in line with the critical path
confirming all product information and administration to suppliers and internal stakeholders after sign-off in line with the critical path.
Adhere to buying milestones within the critical path to ensure ranges launch on time.
Liaise with suppliers to acquire product information and samples as required by the buying team.
Manage buying samples as required by the buying team
preparing approvals for the Senion Buyeruyer and sending to suppliers.
Ensure accurate range plans are maintained for all ranges and promotional plans.
Implement all promotional plans for the category
ensuring pricing is accurate and all stakeholders are given accurate
helping to analyse performance data.
Respond to all internal and external stakeholders queries on product information or ad hoc tasks on behalf of the buying team.
Review competitor pricing on a regular basis and make recommendations to maintain competitiveness.
Undertake competitor and market reviews and present to Buyer and Senior Buyer as required.
Maintain accurate product records
ensuring all systems are updated as required.
Support the buying team in achieving margin objectives through well managed cost prices and supplier income through effective negotiations and supplier management.
Support the development and administration of customer facing content across all channels
working closely with the Product Information Assistant.
attend and take notes at all required meetings.
Support the Buying team in all ad hoc administrative
tracking and/or preparation tasks where necessary.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work cross-functionally with Marketing, Retail, E-commerce and suppliers to enhance our range execution in all channels to maximise sales and margin.; Respond to all internal and external stakeholders queries on product information or ad hoc tasks on behalf of the buying team.
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and people skills
Process & Methodology
critical path management, promotional plan implementation
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