Buying Manager

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About The Role

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Buying Manager - House Plants & Flowers to join our Commercial Team.

The role of Buying Manager - HP&F is primarily there to support the business unit in delivering the best quality house plants and flowers for our customers.

Shift Pattern - Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5pm - onsite

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Support the delivery of Category Plan/And KPI targets, for Sales, GBI, incremental benefit, CPMU targets and Market share growth
• Develop a procurement plan that delivers the required margin, quality and availability, and is based on an understanding of market conditions
• Review the sourcing strategy to both provide new and improved varieties and products within the category scope, to exceed the expectations of our customers, whilst driving cost out of existing products/vendors/supply chains
• Communicate with suppliers and other elements of the supply chain to enable them to deliver effectively
• Supporting the control of stock in conjunction with the planner, liaising with internal and external operations teams to deliver lowest cost supply route to market
• Provide the business with a forward projection of supply to enable effective business planning
• Administer the buying process, GSCOP records, price confirmation, processing of claims
• Liaising with Administrators to ensure, weekly and month end processes are completed in a timely accurate manner, to ensure finance reports accurately reflect category position
• Conduct effective visits to source, pre/post season to review/plan key elements for coming/end of season's
• Utilise and be experienced with market analysis and insight tools to identify opportunities, analyse performance and validate decisions
• Will drive the delivery of a culture which promotes a strategy that is effective, consistent, efficient and leverages best practices. 'Live and breathe' the company values and develop an engaged workforce
• Drive a momentum that will provide succession and development of our people to retain and grow future leaders within our business
• Recognise and praise exceptional performance that underpins our company values

What are we looking for?

• At least 5 years relevant buying experience - within a horticultural supply base
• Raw materials experience
• International market experience
• Ability to demonstrate cost saving procurement solutions implemented in previous roles
• Strong leadership skills that demonstrate a capability to motivate colleagues, teams and business units
• Good networker and negotiator
• Be successful, self-directed, flexible and tactical
• High quality communication and presentation dexterity
• Ability to handle high levels of pressure and critical decision-making
• High integrity and openness combined with commitment to governance
• Advanced Excel experience (Essential)

What's in it for you?

We are a rapidly growing and exciting business, dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great environment for people to come and work. In order to grow we need to find people already living our values, culture and commitment.

In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:

• 10% Asda In store Discount
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
• Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy and mental health support.
• Grocery Aid - We've partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.
• Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.
• Asda Pet Insurance discount - Up to 10% Discount
• Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
• Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.
• Plus lots more! - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.
• Free car parking

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About Us

Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple, we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming #2 in the marketplace.

Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other's development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high performing team and a company to be proud of.

We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio-economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza and Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!