National Buying Manager - Specials

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Would you like to work for one of the largest growing supermarkets in the UK? Aldi is now searching for a talented National Buying Manager to join #TeamAldi for an exciting opportunity within the business.

As a Specials Buying Manager, you will lead a small team of Buying Assistants, helping to drive Specials sales, profitability and innovation through effective leadership, analytical skills and passion for our products. You’ll make sure we deliver on our promise to customers by helping to secure exciting products at the best price. That’s why the successful candidates will have a great supplier network with the ability to influence and manage others.

If you want to be part of a team that’s at the centre of everything Aldi does and think you’ve got what it takes, apply to join #TeamAldi today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Meeting, managing, assessing, engaging and motivating suppliers.
• Developing and proposing exciting, relevant and evolving themes and products.
• Follow market trends to refresh, maintain and increase customer interest and engagement with Specialbuy range.
• Produce timely and accurate business forecasts, plans and recommendations to enable targets to be met, and to make further decisions based on key drivers.
• Identify, assess and monitor additional information/data which could be used in decision making.
• Plan, prepare and carry out negotiations across a number of products simultaneously.
• Prepare presentations for both internal and external use, taking into account market information, product performance and commercial considerations.
• Provide assistance to the Specialbuys Director on existing and future ranges.
• Utilise the knowledge and initiative of employees, following the principles of the Aldi Management System.

Skills required:

• 2:1 Degree is essential
• GCSE Maths, grade C or above, is essential.
• Retail buying experience, non-food related is preferable.
• Previous management, supplier management and negotiation or strategic category management is desirable.
• An interest in Specials, specifically non-food.
• Effective leadership, motivation and people management.
• A self-starter with the ability to prioritise duties among multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to plan ahead to meet deadlines with a high level of personal organisation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to take complex information and deliver in a simplified manner across many levels of a business.
• Delivery of concise and articulate, executive level written work.
• A good sense of urgency and adaptability under pressure.
• Intellectually curious and takes initiative.
• A natural leader.
• Dynamic, diligent and consistent.

Benefits:

• Salary starting from £54,285, rising to £79,040.
• 5-day/50-hour week, working Monday- Friday.
• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Full training provided.
• Company pension from commencement.
• Private employee medical insurance after 6 months.
• Life assurance.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Company maternity and adoption leave.
• Company paternity pay after 2 years.
• Long service rewards.
• A variety of Aldi Perks including bike to work scheme, discounted gym passes, accommodation, travel, cinema and family day out tickets.

Visit the aldirecruitment.co.uk website to apply online or upload your CV.