Buyer FTC Job Croydon England UK,Marketing / Advertising / PR

Position: Buyer 12 Month FTC
Location: London Borough of Croydon

Join Superdrug Head Office
- Make a Real Difference Every Day!
Location:

East Croydon station

Hours:

37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

Salary:

Competitive

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Here’s the exciting bit… a day includes

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and exceptional Diet, Fitness & Drinks Buyer to join our close-knit team, based in our fabulous offices right by East Croydon station.

This is an exciting and fast-moving category covering Diet, Sports Nutrition, Fitness and Drinks, with the opportunity to shape the future of the range, identify new growth opportunities and respond quickly to changing customer needs and emerging health and wellness trends.

Key Responsibilities

Own and develop the Diet, Fitness & Drinks category strategy, identifying opportunities to grow sales, market share and profitability.
Develop, implement and deliver category plans including range reviews, promotions, pricing and stock, ensuring they are aligned with the overall commercial strategy and financial objectives.
Stay close to health, wellness, nutrition, fitness and drinks trends, proactively identifying emerging brands, products, ingredients and changing customer needs.
Identify and implement new product and brand opportunities that are competitively priced, commercially viable and meet customer needs, driving incremental sales and profitability.
Use customer, competitor and market insight to identify range gaps and future growth opportunities, ensuring Superdrug remains relevant and competitive.
Build strong relationships with both established suppliers and emerging brands, using appropriate negotiation strategies to secure the best possible commercial terms for the category and the wider business.
Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop and implement relevant marketing and promotional plans and strategies, ensuring activity clearly communicates with our customers and drives footfall, engagement and profitable sales.
Review and evaluate the effectiveness of promotions, using results and learnings to optimise future plans and sharing best practice with peers and key stakeholders.
Work in partnership with the Merchandising team to develop a merchandising strategy that delivers the right range in the right stores, supporting availability while effectively managing slow-moving and discontinued stock.
Manage and review pricing, ensuring Superdrug remains competitive while maximising category profitability and operating within the wider Company pricing strategy.
Work closely with the Supply Chain team to ensure base sales and promotional forecasts are adhered to, while maintaining strong in-store and online availability to meet customer demand.
Develop effective internal relationships across cross-functional teams to support and enhance category objectives and performance.
Develop, build and maintain effective external relationships with suppliers and brands to strengthen the Superdrug proposition and meet evolving customer needs.
Act as the category…