Job Description

Bakery is a great opportunity to work with a diverse supply base to transform the category.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Sainsbury\'s Trading team as a Senior Buyer in the Bakery Department. Bakery is an exciting retail space where you will thrive working alongside a diverse supply to develop and deliver a distinct customer and category offer that differentiates from our competitors. From working alongside the development team to develop the newest food trends in Hot Cross Buns, to working with our suppliers to drive efficiencies and cost in the bakeries. Bakery is a key mission for our customers and this role will put you in the heart of our food business.

As a buyer, the Bakery department will give you great experience across brands and private label. There are several key branded supplier partners, and the role requires you to own, deliver and optimise the sourcing and selling strategy. Aligned to our Food First strategy, you will sustainably grow our market share and cash profit through a competitive and distinctive customer offer.

As a Buyer you\xe2\x80\x99ll:

• Know and understand the relevant retail market and the category performance.
• Develop and execute a customer centric price and promotional plan in line with corporate strategy.
• Develop and execute the seasonal strategy for Bakery; Easter, Summer, and Christmas
• Through brilliant supplier relationship management and understanding of the end to end supply chain, identify and negotiate cost savings.
• Make decisions for both the Buying Strategy (range and supplier strategy) and Selling Strategy (price and promotions)
• Scope, manage and lead relevant cross functional projects within the buying area through to landing.
• Work effectively with the range analysts to build a product range architecture that delivers a market-leading commercial advantage.
• Work effectively with Supply Chain, Agriculture and retail teams to deliver strong availability for customers.
• Work effectively with the Sainsbury\xe2\x80\x99s brand team to deliver best in class innovation and commercially favourable product development.
• Influence key stakeholders across the business to gain engagement and commitment to buying area plans.
• Deliver to business targets on sales, profit, value and range
• Be supported in your development by on and off the job training, and encouraged to be an active leader across Bakery and Food Services

Our Bakery Buying Team would love to see:

• Demonstrable buying experience
• Knowledge, understanding and management of contracts with suppliers
• Some experience of cost stack building and analysis
• Knowledge of buying systems and processes
• Strong commercial acumen
• Ability to analyse problems and make effective decisions
• Clear and effective communication to explain complex information clearly (written and verbal)
• Ability to adapt and flex your communication style to engage and inspire confidence
• Brilliant prioritisation and organisation
• Ability to spot issues, plan to mitigate risk
• Experience to lead relevant cross functional projects through to delivery
• High levels of resilience

Why Sainsbury\xe2\x80\x99s?

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

As well as a great work-life balance, lots of on-the-job training and endless opportunities, click here for more detail on our benefits:

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