Buyer - Beers, Wines and Spirits

Full Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Sainsbury’s Trading team as a Buyer for Spirits, Fortified Wine and Ready to drink. Sitting in the BWS team in Grocery, this a large and high profile buying area, with a diverse set of branded and own brand products and suppliers. As well as optimising the sourcing and selling strategy of the category, you will shape and deliver exciting key bet projects. This includes defining the longer term strategy of spirits more broadly, and leading your team to deliver a best in class plan. Reporting in to the Senior Buyer, you will work with a wide cross functional team. This is an exciting time for the category and a great role in the heart of our BWS & Grocery Business.

As a Buyer you’ll:

• Know and understand the relevant retail market and the category performance.
• Develop and execute a customer centric price and promotional plan in line with corporate strategy.
• Through brilliant supplier relationship management and understanding of the end to end supply chain, identify and negotiate cost savings.
• Make decsions for both the Buying Strategy (range and supplier strategy) and Selling Strategy (price and promotions)
• Scope, manage and lead relevant cross functional projects within the buying area 
• Work effectively with the range analysts to build a product range architecture that delivers a market-leading commercial advantage.
• Work effectively with Supply Chain and retail teams to deliver strong availability for customers.
• Work effectively with the Sainsbury’s brand team to deliver best in class innovation and commercially favourable product development.
• Influence key stakeholders across the business to gain engagement and commitment to buying area plans.
• Deliver to business targets on sales, profit, value and range
• Be supported in your development by on and off the job training, and encouraged to be an active leader across the division

Our BWS Buying Team would love to see:

• Demonstrable buying experience
• Passion and enthusiasm for the spirits industry 
• Knowledge, understanding and management of contracts with suppliers
• Some experience of cost stack building and analysis
• Knowledge of buying systems and processes
• Strong commercial acumen
• Ability to analyse problems and make effective decisions
• Clear and effective communication to explain complex information clearly (written and verbal)
• Ability to adapt and flex your communication style to engage and inspire confidence
• Brilliant prioritisation and organisation
• Ability to spot issues, plan to mitigate risk
• Experience to lead relevant cross functional projects through to delivery
• High levels of resilience

Why Sainsbury’s?

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

As well as a great work-life balance, lots of on-the-job training and endless opportunities, click here for more detail on our benefits:

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