Buying Manager

Overview

As the GAIL’s Buying Manager, you will be responsible for the category we call ‘The Pantry’. This is a collection of branded and un-branded third party produced products, including our jams, butter, honey, coffee and drinks such as Momo Kombucha and Rapscallion.

Responsibilities

• Drive initiatives to outperform vs budget and remove cost where it doesn’t add value.
• Own the use of merchandising space and work in partnership with Operations & Creative Studio to drive more relevance to customers and stronger commercial performance.
• Own the GAIL’s Craft Community and the supplier partnership strategy. Be the face of GAIL’s to many of our most special relationships.
• Manage the full procurement process including market research, competitive pricing, supplier selection and negotiation, contract implementation and supplier performance review.
• Actively maintain live knowledge of supply markets and develop/ implement buying strategy.
• Pro-actively find interesting new partners based on the creative vision for The Pantry.
• Collaborating with the Creative Studio, coffee, NPD and Technical teams you’ll be driving the delivery of new ranges into GAIL’s.
• Understand and participate in the Innovation Stage Gate process, to ensure the on-time delivery of new launches within the seasonal plan.
• At all times you will have a close eye on the competitor and industry landscape.
• Be a true partner to the Creative Studio and Operations teams, so you can deliver the vision in a way which is sympathetic to the realities of operating our bakeries
• Protect the integrity of our GAIL’s Craft Community whilst driving the commercial performance of the ranges. Engage with Finance and Data & Insight to provide fact-based insights on what can change and why.

Qualifications

• Experience ideally at Buying Manager level or equivalent, with a record of delivering strong results. Knowledge of negotiating skills such as GAP approach.
• Experience in creating and delivering strategic plans and budget forecasts.
• Experience nurturing small supplier and partner relationships
• Confident communicator who can engage effectively at all levels.
• Able to live the values each day and is passionate about our mission to change the food system through sustainability, ethical sourcing and making things better each day
• Someone who can make things happen, is highly organised and can support our ambition to be one of the best bakeries in the world.

What’s in it for you

• Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.
• 50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants

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