Specials Buying Manager

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Job description

Role: Buying Manager - Specials
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 50 hours per week
Salary: £53,485 rising to £77,870

Role Overview:
Would you like to work for one of the largest growing supermarkets in the UK? Aldi is always looking forward and our growth means that if you would like to join us in the future, we are now building our Talent Pool ready for when a position becomes available at our Head Office in Atherstone. We're now searching for a talented Buying Manager who would like to be considered for an exciting future opportunity within the business.

Reporting to one of our SpecialBuys Buying Directors, and leading a small team of Buying Assistants, the successful candidate will help to drive Specials sales, profitability and innovation through effective leadership, analytical skills and passion for product.

Responsibilities will include:

• Meeting, managing, assessing, engaging and motivating suppliers
• Developing and proposing exciting, relevant and evolving themes and products
• Follow market trends to refresh, maintain and increase customer interest and engagement with Specialbuy range
• Produce timely and accurate business forecasts, plans and recommendations to enable targets to be met, and to make further decisions based on key drivers
• Identify, assess and monitor additional information/data which could be used in decision making
• Plan, prepare and carry out negotiations across a number of products simultaneously
• Prepare presentations for both internal and external use, taking into account market information, product performance and commercial considerations
• Provide assistance to the Specialbuys Director on existing and future ranges
• Utilise the knowledge and initiative of employees, following the principles of the Aldi Management System

Skills and Qualifications

Essential
:
• 2:1 Degree
• Maths GCSE
• Significant retail buying experience - Non-Food preferable
• Preferred candidates would need to have demonstrated the expected levels of aptitude, motivation and performance within their existing role to date
• Effective leadership, motivation and people management
• A self-starter with the ability to prioritise duties among multiple concurrent projects
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to plan ahead to meet deadlines with a high level of personal organisation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills with ability to take complex information and deliver in a simplified manner across many levels of a business
• Delivery of concise and articulate, executive-level written work
• A good sense of urgency and adaptability under pressure
• Intellectually curious and takes initiative
• Influential, Natural leader,
• Dynamic, Diligent, Consistent
• Seeking responsibility

Desirable:

• Significant management experience
• Previous experience in supplier management and negotiation
• Previous experience in strategic category management
• An interest in Specials, specifically

*This job listing is for a position that will be available in the future and the vacancy is not currently live. If your application is successful, you will be placed in the Talent Pool, until a suitable position becomes available*

Benefits
Holidays - 25 Days plus Bank Holidays
Pension Scheme
In-Office Flexi Time
Aldi Perks - Bike to work scheme, discounted gym membership, shopping and travel discounts & many more.