Buying Assistant - Fixed Term

Working as a part of the Commercial team, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Senior Buyer in delivering the commercial buying strategy for our Beauty & Personal Categories for our 200+ retail pharmacy estate.Key Responsibilities / OutcomesWorking as a part of the Commercial team, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving the commercial buying strategy for our Beauty & Personal Categories for our 200+ retail pharmacy estate.Development of the commercial strategy for our Beauty & Front of Shop categoriesPromotional cycle development for Symbol pharmaciesTo represent commercial team at the weekly trade meetings and to be an active participant.Working with Uniphar Consumer team to source and range best in class products for the Symbol pharmaciesReviewing promotions performance and providing insights to our management teamEnsure the roll-out of planograms and associated support documentsResponsible for the communication of all commercial strategies to our Operations teamsDeveloping/managing supplier relationships in order to deliver JBP and planogram complianceUse of the BI reporting suite to provide greater insights into category and range performance to help support decision makingTo be a representative of the commercial support team at trade shows & supplier eventsWork closely with the Operations team to develop our relationship with our symbol & franchise members to support driving their business.Day To Day Responsibilities IncludeContributing to the day to day running of the Commercial buying teamEnsuring our group sales, margin & JBP budgets are achievedResponsible for stock of FOC categories in owned estate, managing dead/over/dated stock and supporting the stores with sell through as requiredUpdating the Commercial Manager regularly on department developmentTaking an active role in the weekly commercial team meetingsEnsuring suppliers are met in a timely manner and prioritized according to importanceEnsuring all retail pricing is aligned with department margin targets & market pricing on the databaseEnsure database team have all relevant supplier & pricing information for categoriesBuilding a robust promotions calendar, encompassing JBP agreementsDevelopment of the category plans & strategiesEnsuring planograms are updated based on scheduleAttending trade shows where appropriateContributing relevant information for board packs for symbol updatesEnsuring Uniphar link up commercial strategies are communicated through our channelsAttending Uniphar commercial meetings weeklyWorking closely with the Operations team to deliver our commercial strategy to our owned, franchise & symbol membersKey Skills & ExperiencesMinimum 1+ years in a similar buying role or in a pharmacy settingPharmacy or Beauty buying experience desirable but not essentialExcellent numerical & analytical skills to include excellent computer literacy & comprehensive experience with all MS products such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word etcAbility to work in a diverse, fast paced environment