Buyer - 39 hours per week
Full-time

At Pets at Home, we have an ambitious plan, to become “The Best Pet Care Business in the world” and a key part of delivering this in a sustainable way will be our most cherished assets: our People and our Culture. We are a business built on strong values and behaviours which guide everything we do. These are our foundations which will help us to deliver our better world pledge to create a better world for pets and the people who love them.

We are now seeking an experienced Buyer to join our dynamic Food Trading team.

About the Role

As a Buyer, you’ll work in our Food Trading team and have full responsibility for sales and margin (cash and %) targets for your category of responsibility as laid out in the Business Plan.

You will take responsibility for negotiating and agreeing annual food supplier trading terms as well as developing and implementing a customer facing range strategy that both incorporates current market trends and differentiates Pets at Home from its competitors in the pet food space.

This is a challenging role, you’ll be working at pace and ensuring that all voices are listened to and considered. You’ll need to be able to balance the priorities of both your stakeholders and suppliers.

But you’ll be working within a supportive team and will get a unique insight into how things work across functions. It’s an exciting opportunity that will really empower you.

We can offer hybrid working from our Support Office in Handforth (Cheshire) and you'll be required to work three days per week in the office.

Key responsibilities will include;

• Creating and implementing effective promotional programmes
• The development and introduction of exciting and innovative new products, including own brand
• Managing branded ranges
• Taking a proactive position in working closely with our supply and logistics teams to ensure efficient management of our stock file
• Developing effective and productive working relationships with cross functional teams such as supply, merchandising and marketing
• Actively engaging and supporting our retail store teams to resolve issues and improve sales
• Working with both domestic and global suppliers to develop ranges to drive sales and profit growth
• Setting our pricing strategy and monitoring retail price movements in the market so that you can react accordingly
• Working closely with our CRM Loyalty team to gain insights and make customer driven decisions to help drive category growth
• Working alongside the Online Trading team to help create a seamless customer experience across all of our retail channels

About You

You’ll have experience of working in a Buying role within a FMCG environment and you’ll be able to demonstrate your knowledge of developing own brand ranges, as well as managing branded ranges.

You will have a passion for product, balanced with understanding the need for commercial acumen.

The role would suit someone who has a blend of both digital and store experience and wants to work as part of a team.

Key experience/skills includes;

• Experience and a proven record of negotiating annual supplier trading terms that help maximise supplier income
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels within and outside the organisation, as well as having excellent negotiating skills and a keen attention to detail
• The ability to learn from others and engage help from across the business

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

About the Pets at Home Group

The Pets at Home Group includes over 450 stores, over 310 Groom Rooms and 440 First Opinion Vet Practices. It’s fast-paced, innovative, fun and we put people at the very heart of everything we do. We are committed to developing a culture of inclusivity where everyone is able to come to work and be themselves, a culture which welcomes everyone irrespective of what makes us all unique.