Description
We are seeking a Head of Buying - Grocery to lead a team of Buyers and work closely with the Director of Category to drive commercial outcomes and deliver customer value.
The successful candidate will own the performance of a substantial part of the category P&L, setting buying and selling plans, shaping range, pricing, and promotional decisions, and leading complex supplier negotiations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Creating and executing the annual customer plan
- Building productive supplier relationships
- Maintaining contractual governance
- Allocating resources across the team
- Increasing the profile of the category across Sainsbury's
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong P&L ownership and commercial delivery experience
- End-to-end buying and trading experience
- Leadership experience in complex supplier negotiations
- Ability to lead and develop a high-performing team
- Strategic thinking and attention to executional detail
- Advanced analytical capability and commercial judgement
We offer a competitive salary, plus benefits including:
- Colleague discount
- Pensions scheme and life cover
- Performance-related bonus of up to 65% of salary
- Annual holiday allowance
- Private healthcare
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health cash plans
- Salary advance
- Access to discounts from hundreds of retailers
- Company car cash allowance
- Employee assistance programme
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