Buying Manager – Grocery

Working Hours: 08:00 – 16:00pm – Monday to Friday with the opportunity for remote working up to 2 days per week (Moving to 1 day remote working from January 2027)

Reporting to the Director of Buying and leading a team of Assistant Buyers, the successful candidate will help to drive sales, profitability and category management working with the national and international suppliers.

Role overview

• People management: manage and foster the development of Assistant Buyers.
• Supplier Management: manage the day-to-day supply partner relationships.
• Category Management: have a detailed understanding of the product range both internally & externally.
• Produce timely and accurate business forecasts, including financial forecasts to enable targets to be met.
• Presenting: prepare and deliver presentations utilizing data from multiple sources concisely.
• Decision Making: be capable of making quick decisions based on complex information.
• Negotiation: plan, prepare and carry out negotiation to secure exciting products at the best price.
• Range management: aid the Buying Director on existing and future ranges through utilising several data sources.

Personal attributes

• Exceptional levels of organization
• Hard working & flexible
• Open & honest in communication
• Ability to lead through others and manage a team
• Personal interest in the category
• 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.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Being comfortable having challenging conversations with supply partners.
• A strong level of resilience and the ability to operate under pressure.
• Intellectually curious and takes initiative.
• Self-starter must be productive with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work with cross functional departments to ensure food safety as a priority.
• Influential and natural leader in an environment with a large supplier base.

Aldi are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Having a diverse workforce enables us to continue to represent the demographics of our customers, whilst promoting equality, respect, and inclusion.

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