We are looking for either a Trading Director, Category Director, Head of Trading, or Group Buying Director within the UK grocery sector, open to working for a southern food retailer. Please note that this role will require you to be in HO 2-3 days/week plus a day with suppliers. Therefore, you will realistically spend 1 day at home/week.
When it states below that they are looking for 8 years of retail buying experience, they are looking for someone who has held a Director level (Group Buying Director at Aldi) Ambient/Grocery role for at least 3 years.
Successful Candidate Profile
- Significant 8 years+ retail buying and management experience
- Grocery buying / supply chain experience required
- Good working knowledge of cross functional disciplines such as Branded and Own Brand
- Proven track record of strong leadership capabilities and people management of teams
- Ambitious individual with ability to work well as part of a senior team
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and changing priorities to iterate towards a strategic goal with an entrepreneurial spirit to problem solve
- Strong Supplier Management skills
- Exceptional Negotiation skills
- Excellent communication and influencing skills at all organisational levels
- Experience in devising and delivering large scale strategic projects
- Strong project management skills
- Influencing and stakeholder management
- Strong analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel, with prior experience working with customer, transactional or financial data
- Able to analyse complex sets of data and communicate findings in a simple way
- Interest in e-grocery retailing advantageous
Job Offer
- Significant six-figure basic
- Annual bonus scheme – maximum opportunity dependent on role
- Senior Management Incentive Bonus Plan
- 15% discount
- 26 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
- Company-paid private medical insurance for colleagues with opportunity to add partner/children at corporate rates and Digital GP service
- Up to 7% matched pension contributions (e.g. 7% from you, 7% from us)
- 50% income protection
- 4x salary life insurance
- Flexible benefits including dental insurance and Cycle to Work
- Tax-efficient electric vehicle leasing scheme
- Access to a retail discount platform, providing discounts and cashback
To apply, please email Chris Gregg, quoting ref: 2397, your CV and remuneration details to chris@anthonygregg.com