The Company
Nigel Wright Group are delighted to be working exclusively with a privately owned FMCG business with a strong presence in the homewares/household goods market to recruit a Senior Buyer due to expansion. The Senior Buyer will be integral in facilitating their future growth strategy.
The Opportunity
The Senior Buyer is a critical hire, will work within a close knit team and will have a varied and challenging remit:
- Sourcing new global brands to widen current brand portfolio
- Identifying gaps and opportunities to secure new brands, analysing product trends, benchmarking and researching the marketplace
- Negotiating buys/terms with supplier partners to maximise profitability
- Building relationships both internally and externally
About You
The successful Senior Buyer will be/have:
- Proven Purchasing/Trading experience gained from within Wholesale would be ideal, FMCG essential
- Category purchasing experience of house/homeware, fragrance, gifting ‘known brands' beneficial
- A dynamic Buyer and excellent negotiator/communicator who thrives in fast-paced environments and has a passion for sourcing the best deal
- A passion for retail and a keen understanding of consumer trends
- Tenacious and resilient with a proactive approach to problem solving and decision making
- Ambitious to build a career, proactive and driven to succeed
Our Client is open to applications from experienced Buyers and/or candidates for whom this role would be a progressive move and might consider Account Managers (with a background in homewares or gifting) wishing to transfer into Purchasing.