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To manage existing vendor partnerships maximising sales, market share and profitability. Equally important is the ability to seek out and build new partnerships to take the category forward. To use experience to drive necessary change within the department introducing best practice and improving the way cross functional teams work together. To act as a role model to other team members. Main activities will be; negotiation of cost pricing and vendor support, monitoring the competition, spotting new trends and getting there first, identifying and filling selection gaps, selling our business to vendors, improving the way we work as a department and finally raising the profile of the Toys department both internally and within the industry.
Key responsibilities:
Negotiation with vendors and manufacturers
Management of key performance metrics; sales revenue, sales units, market share, profit contribution and vendor support.
Increase selection
Working with the category team to maintain availability
Building vendor partnerships, working to become preferred customer
Working with category team to improve customer experience
Preparing management reports
Implementation of ad-hoc projects
Development and coaching of junior members of staff
Building networks across other areas of the business to help get the job done |
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Bachelors
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7 years + |
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English : Speak / Write Fluently
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EU National |
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Home Counties Slough |
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Ideally significant Buyer experience ideally though not necessarily gained in the toys industry
Significant commercial negotiation experience
Strong analytical skills with proven experience of Excel inlcuding Macros and V Lookups
strong retail background with proven ability to drive change
proven ability to influence and make an impact internally and externally
strong team-playing skills
self-motivation and enthusiasm
familiarity with the internet market a bonus |
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Amazon, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, Washington, is the global leader in e-commerce. |
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Amazon
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