Job Description

Food Buying Manager | M&S

What you will do:-

Description of Accountability:

Financial

• Budgeted food KPI's achieved - Food sales budget agreed and delivered
• Waste, COR, gross & net margin controlled to achieve agreed budget
• Business profit delivered to budget
• Food stores trading profitably

Commercial Planning and Product Strategy

• Pricing and promotions strategy implemented with ongoing review mechanism in place
• Consistent delivery of newness achieved though effective forward range planning
• Seasonal events accurately planned including attendance at UK buying fairs
• Consistent product availability achieved through accurate forward planning
• Store catalogues clearly defined by space, location, and profile
• Improved core product choice achieved through profitable range development
• Seasonal range growth achieved through market specific NPD
• Growth in hospitality achieved though profitable menu development
• Consistent store layouts achieved through deployment of store range & space matrix
• Detailed knowledge of range, the market, and key competitors demonstrated through agreed strategic priorities
• Supply chain costs optimised through controlled inventory management
• Fully compliant food operation to ensure legal and brand policies are met
• Strategically aligned marketing campaigns delivered though close collaboration with marketing function

People

• Improved staff engagement scores delivered through a motivated and high performing food buying team
• Strong internal relationships with key functional leaders & stakeholders
• Solid relationships with UK Food and franchise teams
• Trust built with UK technical team to overcome market specific restrictions and unlock growth opportunities
• Engaged store colleagues kept informed though effective communication channels

Growth

• Exploit all opportunities to drive food sales in a customer focused, cost effective and efficient way
• New stores & markets successfully launched in collaboration with retail function
• Profitable new selling channels evaluated and deployed
• Digital concepts to improve efficiency trialled
• Supply chain efficiency achieved through close collaboration with logistics function
• New systems & processes successfully deployed though active involvement in testing and rollout