WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company's international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.
Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located. InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.
Job Summary
The Buyer of the specialty candy category is responsible for curating the optimum assortment for our customers with responsibility for a category with complexity and scale.
Job Responsibilities
Deliver and track against Sales and Profit targets
Ownership of category strategy and autonomy on buying decisions
Generate a continuous pipeline of value creating initiatives to deliver sales and profitability
Ownership for department supplier income delivery & responsibility for reporting performance to the DMM
Manage own category pricing including working with pricing and promotion manager on development of pricing elasticity trials
Have a long-term supplier strategy in place covering annual deals, payment terms, cost prices, marketing spend & conduct regular grow/hold/decline reviews
Negotiate with and manage the supplier base, including a clear supplier strategy and the ongoing maintenance/improvement of terms
Define the pricing and promotional strategy for the category
Qualifications/Requirements
Minimum 3-5 years of buying experience preferably in the consumer-packaged industry
Understanding of retail math and commercial analysis
Ability to build effective relationships with business partners
Proven negotiation experience and skills required
Strong organizational and time management skills
Computer literacy including Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
Bachelor's degree preferred but not required
EEO/ADA/DFWP
WHSmith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. At WHSmith North America, it's about each person bringing passion and skills to a dynamic and inclusive workplace!