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Buyer - Retail

Employer
Beaumont Select
Location
Düsseldorf or Amsterdam
Salary
€40-55k per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Closing date
27 May 2022

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Specialist Area
Buyer, Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
Retail
Function
Buyer
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Our retail client is going through a period of strategic growth and as a result looking for a new Buyer to join their team covering food and non-food categories

Our client is an established household retail name who operate across several Global locations and are going through some exciting growth with further store openings planned shortly. They have an opening for a Buyer across Press / Magazines / Books and relatable topics to join them as they grow their store offering in the Netherlands.

As a Buyer you’ll determine the customer offering and search out products that customers can’t ignore. You’ll need to inspire the store teams to deliver your trading goals. You’ll also need to analyse data and spot trends, while building links with suppliers and negotiating great deals.

This role offers you the opportunity and imagination to come up with tomorrow’s best sellers. With commercial thinking and ingenuity, you’ll create new categories, ranges, appropriate pricing and sales-boosting strategies.

Buyer Responsibilities:  

  • Buying responsibilities for Reading Materials covering books as well as news/magazines categories across our clients Netherlands stores.

  • Generating new ideas on how to grow YOY Sales, margin and income, and meet annual budget targets.

  • Conduct range reviews and undertake continuous improvement of the product offer through effective commercial analysis and building strong relationships with suppliers to deliver effective and profitable plans.

  • To place stock orders in line with forecasted demand and maximum forward stock holding requirements, liaising with relevant teams.

  • Keeping abreast of market trends and competitor activity in a fast-paced environment, to help identify new opportunities as well as changes to our existing offering.

  • Working closely with other areas of the business including Operations, Business Development, Marketing and the Finance team.

The Requirements of the Role:

  • Experience with retail purchasing or account management experience. A working understanding of the News/Magazines markets would be a bonus but not essential.

  • Enthusiastic and excited about reading/ literature, press magazines etc.

  • Exceptional analytical skills and ability to use data to drive business decisions be-it through new ranges, appropriate pricing and sales-boosting strategies to deliver profitable ranges and drive year on year growth.

  • Able to deliver meaningful reports and cut through the information / detail to get to the real issues.

  • Good command of spoken and written Dutch (desirable) and English are essential.

  • Account management skills and experience of working with large and small suppliers.

  • Remains calm under pressure and used to a fast -paced working environment.

This role can be based in Germany, Dusseldorf or can be based in the Netherlands, ideally close to Amsterdam.

Please use the site buttons to Apply.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please call Nick Cooke on +44 (0)1403 248448

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue-chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency.  Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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Company

Beaumont Select is a specialist Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management Recruitment Agency, we match talented Permanent and Interim Procurement Professionals with great jobs in many of the World's Leading Companies.

We have an enviable track record of matching highly talented Procurement and Supply Chain professionals with exceptional Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management jobs in FTSE100/250, Fortune 500 and other major name organisations. We work with Clients and Candidates throughout the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Our highly committed and experienced Consultancy Team has grown organically year on year, by providing a detailed, highly professional and personal approach, matching talent supply chain professionals to many of the best opportunities within the purchasing, supply chain and vendor management disciplines. This success has been built on the passion and determination of every single team member at Beaumont Select, in conjunction with innovative use of marketing & technology, attention to detail and above all a commitment to provide an outstanding Client and Candidate service.

We are Certified Members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and are ISO9001:2015 Quality certified for the provision of permanent and interim recruitment solutions worldwide.

Whether you are looking for a new career challenge; need to source experienced procurement, supply chain or vendor management professionals, or want advice on the current recruitment market, the Beaumont Select team would like to speak to you.

Company info
Telephone
01403 248 448
Location
West Point
Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 2PD
GB

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