Senior Buyer
Excel Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join a well-established and market-leading Irish retail business. This is a senior, commercially critical role offering full ownership of buying strategy, supplier management, and margin performance across a diverse and high-volume product range.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic and commercially driven professional to lead the Buying function, shape long-term category direction, and drive growth across both retail stores and eCommerce channels.
Benefits
- Generous salary doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Health care
- Hybrid Working
- Career Progression
Responsibilities of this Senior Buyer job include:
- Owning and delivering annual gross margin targets across all product categories.
- Managing stock investment, Open-to-Buy (OTB), and overall working capital performance.
- Developing and executing pricing architecture and promotional strategies to maximise profitability.
- Leading annual budgeting and reforecasting for the Buying function.
- Creating and delivering a 3-5 year category and product strategy aligned with business growth.
- Driving innovation through new product development, own-brand, and exclusive ranges.
- Managing SKU optimisation, lifecycle planning, and range rationalisation.
- Planning and executing seasonal trading strategies across key retail periods.
- Negotiating supplier agreements including pricing, rebates, exclusivity, and payment terms.
- Building and maintaining strong, long-term supplier partnerships.
- Leading structured supplier performance reviews and ensuring supply continuity.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with Retail, eCommerce, Marketing, Finance, and Warehouse teams.
- Driving data-led decision making through ERP systems and performance analytics.
- Monitoring key KPIs including sales, margin, stock turn, and sell-through.
- Leading, coaching, and developing the Buying team to deliver high performance and accountability.
Requirements for this Senior Buyer job include:
- Strong retail buying background with several years’ experience at a senior level.
- Proven experience managing large purchasing budgets (circa €15M+ annually).
- Demonstrated track record of delivering sales growth and margin improvement.
- Strong financial acumen including stock management and OTB control.
- Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Strong analytical and numerical ability with advanced Excel skills.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Head of Fresh
Are you a strategic senior trading leader with deep FMCG buying experience and a proven track record of driving commercial performance across Fresh categories?
My client, a leading retail and wholesale business operating nationally, is seeking a Head of Fresh to lead the commercial strategy and financial performance across Fresh and associated departments. This is a senior leadership role within the Trading Department, reporting to the Trading Director, with responsibility for delivering ambitious trading plans, strengthening supplier partnerships, and leading the Fresh Trading Team.
Package
- Competitive salary DOE
- Car Allowance
- Bonus
- Pension
- Agile working
Responsibilities of the Head of Fresh include:
- Lead the delivery of sales and margin budgets across Fresh and Central Billing divisions
- Achieve budgeted LTA, marketing income and all other buying income targets
- Develop and deliver ambitious commercial strategies and project plans for Fresh categories in collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Negotiate and improve group terms and conditions in line with overall trading policy and strategy
- Build and execute partnership agendas with key preferred supplier partners
- Manage and develop a portfolio of key suppliers and brands to maximise commercial performance
- Oversee range development, including product selection, introducing new brands and de-listing existing ranges as required
- Maintain and improve retailer gross margins, ensuring the retailer price file is maintained, reviewed and updated
- Drive and protect the Retailer Benefit Programme within the Fresh supplier base through ongoing negotiations
- Identify new commercial opportunities and suppliers to deliver profitable sales growth
- Ensure customer and retailer requirements are met in terms of range, pricing, presentation and promotions
- Support own brand/house brand development in partnership with the Private Label Manager
- Conduct regular retailer visits to identify opportunities and drive sales development
- Ensure the team proactively manages regulatory, legislative and revenue changes impacting the division
- Collaborate across commercial and replenishment teams to ensure the division operates effectively and efficiently
Requirements for the Head of Fresh include:
- Significant experience in a senior buying/trading role within FMCG (Fresh category experience highly advantageous)
- Strong commercial and financial management capability with proven results against margin and income targets
- Exceptional negotiation and influencing skills with experience managing senior supplier relationships
- Strategic thinker with strong planning, execution and project delivery skills
- Proven leadership experience with the ability to develop and motivate high-performing teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Results-driven mindset with the ability to operate at pace in a complex retail environment
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume, only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Senior Buyer
Excel Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join a well-established and market-leading Irish retail business. This is a senior, commercially critical role offering full ownership of buying strategy, supplier management, and margin performance across a diverse and high-volume product range.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic and commercially driven professional to lead the Buying function, shape long-term category direction, and drive growth across both retail stores and eCommerce channels.
Benefits
- Generous salary doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Health care
- Hybrid Working
- Career Progression
Responsibilities of this Senior Buyer job include:
- Owning and delivering annual gross margin targets across all product categories.
- Managing stock investment, Open-to-Buy (OTB), and overall working capital performance.
- Developing and executing pricing architecture and promotional strategies to maximise profitability.
- Leading annual budgeting and reforecasting for the Buying function.
- Creating and delivering a 3-5 year category and product strategy aligned with business growth.
- Driving innovation through new product development, own-brand, and exclusive ranges.
- Managing SKU optimisation, lifecycle planning, and range rationalisation.
- Planning and executing seasonal trading strategies across key retail periods.
- Negotiating supplier agreements including pricing, rebates, exclusivity, and payment terms.
- Building and maintaining strong, long-term supplier partnerships.
- Leading structured supplier performance reviews and ensuring supply continuity.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with Retail, eCommerce, Marketing, Finance, and Warehouse teams.
- Driving data-led decision making through ERP systems and performance analytics.
- Monitoring key KPIs including sales, margin, stock turn, and sell-through.
- Leading, coaching, and developing the Buying team to deliver high performance and accountability.
Requirements for this Senior Buyer job include:
- Strong retail buying background with several years’ experience at a senior level.
- Proven experience managing large purchasing budgets (circa €15M+ annually).
- Demonstrated track record of delivering sales growth and margin improvement.
- Strong financial acumen including stock management and OTB control.
- Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Strong analytical and numerical ability with advanced Excel skills.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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