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Join Superdrug Head Office- Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Location: East Croydon

Hours: 37.5

Salary: Competitive

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We're a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people - they make the difference. We're all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Day Includes

As a Senior Buyer you will lead a team of 2 buyers, 1 Junior buyer and 2 BA's to deliver the commercial business strategy for Personal Care (Male Skin, Male Toiletries, Mens Shaving, Female Hair Removal, Sanpro & Baby). This role will play a key part in identifying and sourcing new products and delivering competitive promotional plans. This role reports into the Head of Personal Care at Superdrug Stores Plc.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interacting with a variety of stakeholders: Commercial, Suppliers, Marketing, Merchandising, Supply Chain and AS Watson occasionally.
• Develop, implement, and deliver category plans including range reviews, promotions pricing and stock that are consistent with overall commercial strategy and financial objectives.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop and implement marketing promotion plans and strategies for the brands you look after.
• Review and evaluate the effectiveness of promotions, taking appropriate action where necessary, and sharing best practice with peers and other stakeholders.
• Work with suppliers to launch & develop NPD into the categories, part of that will be negotiating periods of exclusivity as well as exclusive/ bespoke campaigns on big brands.
• Day to day management of various categories, able to read and understand market data to make correct customer led decisions. Must have experienced of negotiating fixed investment.
• Able to write, present and deliver strategic objectives above and beyond the day to day promotions, pricing and star buys.
• Working in partnership with the Merchandising team, agree merchandising strategy that drives and delivers right range in the right store; ensuring availability in store; and control of slow-moving stock.
• Working in conjunction with Supply Chain team, ensure base sales and promotional forecasts are adhered to, whilst maintaining in-store availability to meet the customer's needs.
• Develop build and maintain effective external relationships with suppliers to enhance the Superdrug proposition and meet customer needs.
• Adopt appropriate negotiation strategies to attain the best terms for the category and the business.
• Manage and coach team members to achieve both Category and personal development objectives.
• Take responsibility for own personal and professional development.

This job is a good fit for you if:

• You enjoy a fast paced, ever-changing environment where you can own the strategic decision making for your categories.
• You are great at building trusting relationships with your stakeholders & leading a team.
• You have an analytical mindset for translating data.
• You are good at prioritizing, delegating tasks and managing deadlines.
• You are excited by innovation and have a passion for product development.

What you'll need:

• Understanding of the core principles of the skincare market.
• Strong negotiator skills to be able to secure the best outcomes for Superdrug.
• Confidence in making commercial decisions that impact our stores.
• Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results through people.

Here's what's in it for you:

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• We offer Stream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
• Part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Hours: 37.5 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

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