Own Brand Buyer- Haircare and Clear Skin NEW Croydon Posted today £ Competitive Croydon Head-Of ...

Location & Hours

Location: East Croydon
Hours: 37.5 (9:00 am - 5:30 pm). Hybrid working: 2 days at home and 3 days in our modern office close to East Croydon Station.

Why Superdrug?

Our vibrant Head Office is a fantastic environment filled with brilliant personalities. We put customers and teams at the heart of everything we do and aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people who make the difference.

Role Overview

We are looking for a commercially astute own brand buyer to drive sales and profitability for Superdrug Own Brand Hair Care and Clear Skin categories. You will develop robust commercial plans across product, price, promotions & merchandising, working closely with Senior Buyer, technical and design experts and potentially line manage a Junior Buyer.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Own Brand category plans-including range reviews, launch plans, promotions, pricing & stock-to deliver against commercial strategy and financial targets.
• Plan, forecast and evaluate promotional sales, introducing revised plans as required.
• Act as a category expert, continually developing knowledge of products, competitors and market activity to enhance performance.
• Generate new brand concepts and product development plans for existing Own Brand ranges.
• Design products and packaging aligned with customer, brand and commercial needs.
• Collaborate with Marketing, CRM, Online, Digital, Merchandising and Supply Chain teams to implement marketing and promotion plans, manage availability and minimise slow moving stock.
• Engage with International Buying and other European businesses to harmonise products/suppliers and share best practice.
• Communicate clearly across the business and maintain appropriate processes.
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, engaging effectively across teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience in product development and buying.
• Commercially astute with strong market interpretation skills.
• Proven track record in brand building and product development, either directly or via relationships with proprietary brands.
• Strong negotiation, customer focused and deadline driven.
• Excellent communication, organisational, analytical and project management skills.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Two staff discount codes for you and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand products, in store and online.
• Hybrid working patterns (2 days home, 3 days office).
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• Access to Stream, a money management app giving you a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Unrivalled learning and development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support.

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