Buyer - Goods for Resale

To be considered for this role, you'll need to show us:

• Proven experience as a Retail Buyer or in a similar role within the retail industry.
• Experience in a retail operations environment with an understanding of the supply chain is desirable.
• CIPS qualification is desirable.
• Experience of legal compliance and GSCOP regulations.
• An understanding of market trends.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities with a strong ability to build relationships.
• A commercial mindset and the ability to draw insight from data and communicate findings in an engaging way.
• Experience in improving business performance and budget adherence.
• A flexible and resilient approach to work, with the ability to react quickly and delver results.
  Proficient in using Microsoft Office and relevant industry software.
  

Benefits:

In addition to working for a successful co-operative business, we offer our colleagues fantastic benefits, including:

We are an “Investors in People - Platinum” employer, meaning that we have been recognised as one of the country’s top employers, offering progression opportunities to all our colleagues. As your confidence grows, you’ll have the opportunity to build the skills necessary to further progress your career and help to open up future opportunities. Whether you’re thinking of a future with us or looking to develop your skills with a community-focused business, we’ll work together with you to shape your career for the better.

From a single store in 1861 we have grown to be one of the most successful co-operatives in the UK. We’re proud to be able to offer a wide range of services from across our family of businesses. From Food Stores and Pharmacies to Post Offices and Support Services, we’re a growing society made up of over 220 outlets and nearly 3,000 colleagues.

We're owned by our members, the people of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties, and have been for more than 160 years! Communities are at the heart of everything we do and motivates us to deliver more than great customer service. We support them by sharing dividend with our members, investing in new and improved services, raising money for charity through our Community Champion scheme, supporting local schools and so much more!

We work together as a Society and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is barrier free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. If you need any adjustments, would like us to do anything differently during the interview or would like to get in touch with us about anything else, please contact our Recruitment team on (01522) 533316, or alternatively you can email [email protected].

We may choose to close our vacancies in the event that we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.