Job Summary:

• Managing, coaching and developing the Buying team, overseeing a team of buyers and assistants.
• Managing and developing the Buying critical path to ensure the best possible process is in place
• Work alongside the buying team to ensure commercial ranges are put together in line with business strategy and profit targets.
• Work closely with Quality team to ensure they ahve an established critical path and all quality procedures have taken place prior to range sign-off.
• Help develop business sustainable and ethical sourcing practices
• Working cross-functionally with all business units and representing the commercial function at business meetings.
• Driving improved performance and customer experience through expert knowledge on a variety of product areas
• Understanding of our customers, our competitors and market insight
• Actively forward planning for future seasons to create a step change in the category's performance
• Owning the end-to-end range build for the Seasonal category to ensure we will hit our sales and margin budget
• Shaping the budget for the financial year identifying opportunities and risks in commercial review meetings
• Ensuring key trends, historical data and market research are interpreted to drive innovation and maximise sales opportunities

Skills on Resume: 

• Team Leadership and Development (Soft Skills)
• Process Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Quality Assurance Collaboration (Hard Skills)
• Sustainability and Ethics (Soft Skills)
• Cross-functional Teamwork (Soft Skills)
• Market and Product Expertise (Hard Skills)
• Financial and Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Lead teams across categories with annual spend in excess of £100m
• Drive sales through the right range, aligned to business strategy and customer insight
• Improve margin with robust supplier strategies and negotiations
• Regularly review, understand, and adapt plans to deliver margin targets
• Develop detailed category strategies, understanding the market and competitor landscape
• Own NPD and promotional / offer activity within the business
• Deliver an annual trading plan to deliver business sales targets
• Lead or contribute to projects, as defined by the Change Portfolio
• Coach direct reports and set the cultural tone for the Buying Team
• Supporting personal and professional development and growth, setting challenge stretch targets and coaching people to be at their best

Skills on Resume: 

• Strategic Planning and Execution (Hard Skills)
• Leadership and Team Management (Soft Skills)
• Negotiation Skills (Hard Skills)
• Financial Acumen (Hard Skills)
• Market and Competitor Analysis (Hard Skills)
• New Product Development Management (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Hard Skills)
• Development and Coaching (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Identify market-specific seasonal opportunities and priorities based on consumer and industry trends
• Partner with Retail Planning to finalize the OTB plans including key KPIs
• Develop the category and subcategory strategy and top seasonal initiatives
• Develop seasonal conceptual assortment plans
• Generate forecasts for key milestones (proto, line close, pre-Go-to-Market, etc.)
• Collaborate with country retail teams to understand specific market needs, review seasonal strategy and assortment plans and secure their support of the buys
• Prepare information to share with Allocation team during a seasonal hand-over meeting
• Prepare product information to share with Retail Ops for seasonal boot camps to ensure the frontline staff understands product F&B and key marketing styles
• Participate in weekly retail meetings to understand in-season risks and opportunities to the financial plans, and changes in market trends and provide action and solutions accordingly
• Review SKU performance to recommend actions to meet ST targets within margin expectations
• Work with Supply Chain Demand Planning to review stock delivery status and identify solutions for any issues.

Skills on Resume: 

• Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
• Assortment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Communication and Presentation (Soft Skills)
• Problem-solving and Adaptability (Soft Skills)
• Supply Chain Coordination (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Create briefs for retail product needs by channel for Product/Merch
• Take a leadership role within the Retail Buying team 
• Driving continuous process improvement, strategy and strong collaboration with cross-functional AHQ and country teams.
• Guide and develop the team in times of uncertainty. 
• Manage change with a view of making the most out of adversity and taking business needs as a priority. 
• Take actions and equip the team to respond to changes actively and understands the implications of various risks brought by the changes ahead, implement actions to manage those risks
• Mentor the footwear and apparel buyer to be more strategic, improve analytics capability and understand the segmentation approach. 
• Provide timely, constructive feedback and set short-term, achievable goals to guide improvements.
• Cascades business strategy and translates into actionable work plans for team members to act upon. 
• Passes new ideas on business strategy to management for consideration, demonstrates good business acumen and both short- and long-term thinking
• Work with Visual Merchandising to understand store planning and capacity; ensuring key products are featured through cross-merchandising

Skills on Resume: 

• Strategic Planning and Leadership (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Change Management (Soft Skills)
• Mentorship (Soft Skills)
• Feedback and Goal Setting (Soft Skills)
• Operational Execution (Hard Skills)
• Innovative Thinking and Business Acumen (Soft Skills)
• Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Managing a large supply base and driving optimized performance
• Identifying potential new suppliers and building long-term supplier relationships
• Using insight tools to analyze and understand performance issues and opportunities to mitigate risk.
• Conducting regular competitor website visits and reviewing customer insight and food trends, helping shape our future product and range requirements for our customers
• Sourcing customer/insight-led ranges and product innovation
• Leading on category reviews and devising insight-based category plans for the area which align to the business strategy and goals
• Negotiating with suppliers to agree and deliver market-leading joint business plans for areas aligned to the customer plan & category strategy
• Negotiating on supplier-funded media and delivering against the target
• Planning and delivering trade, promotions & events plans, striving to exceed KPI's, drive customer penetration and basket spend
• Working with the Supply Chain team to ensure we have best-in-class availability and helping get our products to our customers on time
• Working with suppliers and the category quality team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained
• Supporting the wider buying teams with departmental commercial initiatives, and leading on additional projects

Skills on Resume: 

• Supplier Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Analytical Skills (Hard Skills)
• Market and Consumer Insight (Soft Skills)
• Strategic Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Negotiation Skills (Soft Skills)
• Promotional and Event Planning (Hard Skills)
• Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Develop and direct business strategies for their online platform and physical store
• Building product ranges/ service portfolios and exploring potential local and international business opportunities
• Maintain business partnerships and liaising with vendors on terms and costs
• Creating excellent product assortment, improving product range and price competitiveness
• Liaise with both inhouse buyers and external suppliers on the tactical promotion setting and product listing
• Assist in identifying online exclusive products to be sold that match with online shopper profile
• Work with internal departments to develop and coordinate promotion campaign
• Influences short and long-term business goals and corporate objectives
• Work with internal and external resources to resolve exceptional problems
• Adhering to all Ocado policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all of the training so that have zero GSCOP breaches. 
• Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

Skills on Resume: 

• Strategic Business Development (Hard Skills)
• Product and Service Management (Hard Skills)
• Vendor and Partnership Management (Soft Skills)
• Product Assortment Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Promotional and Marketing Campaigns (Hard Skills)
• E-Commerce Optimization (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Compliance and Integrity (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Own the EU business unit cost of sales performance working closely with franchisees, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to identify cost-reduction opportunities
• Responsible for mitigating annual inflation through category strategy, negotiation and margin improvement projects
• Prepare and lead negotiations for categories to achieve business unit cost goals
• Own the regional spend smarter and risk management strategy for the business unit
• Ensure all suppliers are contracted appropriately meeting EU business needs
• Performance manage suppliers to ensure uninterrupted supply and right first time quality
• Partner with cross-functional teams to be the commercial contact for new suppliers, enabling effective delivery of Marketing Calendar
• Support local business unit Supply Chain, Quality Assurance and Product Development Manager on supplier issues, including supplier development & crisis management
• Manage EU supply base risk management within the context of BREXIT
• Partner with the Commercialisation team to ensure products are regionalised supporting cost and growth targets
• Manage legal, environmental and CSR aspects associated with Food & pack to ensure compliance
• Collaborate with internal teams, franchisees and suppliers on the development of the packaging range. 

Skills on Resume: 

• Cost Management and Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Negotiation Skills (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Management (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Thinking (Soft Skills)
• Cross-functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Risk Management (Hard Skills)
• Compliance and Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Creating range to meet need states, hurdle rates and delivering commercial benchmarks
• Negotiating daily with suppliers
• Generating revenue through media income, growth overrides and selling data
• Holding suppliers accountable for performance and building best-in-class partnerships centered on clear tiers
• Testing and learning new ideas across categories
• Translate those learnings into other areas and to share best practice with other team members
• Work closely with the Commercial Planning Manager and their team to develop a promotions framework, media revenue stream and to hold suppliers accountable for their performance
• Review the range offer regularly and ruthlessly. 
• Maintaining our competitive advantage against our competitors
• Develop and maintain excellent knowledge of the industry and the competitive environment.
• Procure in line with cost, as well as Brand and quality guidelines
• Effectively communicate project and category updates to the Taco Bell business unit cross-functional teams
• Understand internal stakeholder needs and develop an external knowledge of the impact on Taco Bell EU supply chain

Skills on Resume: 

• Strategic Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Negotiation (Hard Skills)
• Revenue Generation (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Innovative Testing and Implementation (Soft Skills)
• Promotional and Media Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
• Market Analysis and Competitive Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Oversee the Government buying team and manage key deliverables for the client
• Ensure media status has captured all active buys and is updated weekly to discuss with clients
• Attend weekly client status to run through key plans and updates
• Manage timelines with the buying team and client expectations on deliverables
• Discuss media needs with clients- understanding traditional media in order to discuss estimates/costs and briefs to the buying team
• Work closely with the digital team to check in on expectations and manage clients accordingly
• Oversees the BCR for Traditional and Digital -working closely with the Operations team
• Report to the Account Director and Media Manager with key updates on progress or issues where additional support required
• Ensure the media buying team is on pace with bookings and uploaded into the system, and ensure billing is completed in a timely manner
• Accountable for media plan output timelines, accuracy, and overall excellence
• Work closely with BC Government finance to ensure the accuracy of invoicing or any process updates

Skills on Resume: 

• Client Management (Soft Skills)
• Media Buying Expertise (Hard Skills)
• Project Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Financial Oversight (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Communication (Soft Skills)
• Team Leadership and Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Reporting and Accountability (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Assist with the preparation of building budgets.
• Take off materials and prepare schedules for ordering purposes.
• Prepare material inquiries and send out for pricing
• Obtain competitive prices for materials.
• Tender Comparison to ensure quotes are fully inclusive and prepare recommendations.
• Ensure suppliers are suitable and adequate for the work to be carried out.
• Prepare bi-monthly cost reports for surveyors detailing all cost moves within the period and providing projected costs to complete.
• Successfully manage a Junior Buyer
• Liaising with internal divisions regarding samples i.e. bricks, roof tiles etc
• Work closely with local Marketing & Communications in sharing buy strategies, quantity and key investment/stories to drive sales of each collection.

Skills on Resume: 

• Budget Management (Hard Skills)
• Material Scheduling and Procurement (Hard Skills)
• Competitive Bidding and Cost Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Team Leadership and Management (Soft Skills)
• Internal Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Strategic Marketing Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Collect collection and product feedback after each launch, ensure sufficient stock for best sellers and drive slow-moving product sales.
• Formulating the buying strategy and overseeing the buying process to make sure each buy is done properly (quantity and styles) by assorting the line, analyzing history
• Identifying volume drivers to maximize sales with guidance and collaboration with the Head Office Buying function for each store and e-commerce platform
• Work closely with the retail operations team to understand each store's preferences and needs and address the needs during buy. 
• Collect collection and product feedback after each launch, ensure sufficient stock for best sellers and drive slow-moving product sales.
• Actively study current and upcoming fashion trends
• Applying the trends knowledge into the buy efforts and debriefing the retail team and Head Office merchandising team on such trends. 
• Supporting in retail training where required.
• Supporting the APAC wholesale team was required to provide DOS merchandising information to wholesale clients
• Supporting local purchase flow/buyback of wholesale stock into DOS allocation and vice versa.
• Work closely with the local inventory controller and logistics team to support the movement of stock

Skills on Resume: 

• Strategic Buying and Merchandising (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Market Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Feedback Collection and Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Retail and Wholesale Support (Soft Skills)
• Logistics Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Sales Maximization (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Responsible for Assortment Plan & Buying Strategies that meet financial goals
• Manage and execute price negotiation, and pricing strategies at both full price and markdown
• Monitor the stock level, merchandise allocation, stock allocation and sales performance
• Handle replenishment and markdown strategies to achieve targets
• Work with the global marketing team in regard to product merchandising and promotion
• Work with the regional sales team to maintain relationships with business partners around the world.
• Coordinate closely with the Head Office Buying function for all buying-related general matters. 
• Managing OTB budget by making recommendations based on local sales trends and forecasts and aligning OTB expectations with the Head Office Buying team and local finance team. 
• Following closely the OTB to ensure the budget is controlled.
• Foster the growth of the buying team by giving ownership and autonomy to team members, ensuring the efficiency and motivation of the buying team.
• Foster a positive and active communication culture between the buying team with other team functions.

Skills on Resume: 

• Strategic Assortment Planning (Hard Skills)
• Price and Markdown Strategy Management (Hard Skills)
• Inventory and Sales Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Replenishment and Markdown Execution (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Buying Coordination and OTB Management (Hard Skills)
• Team Leadership and Development (Soft Skills)