Buyer – Equine Division – Bedford

One of the UK’s largest and most trusted veterinary supplies retailers, are looking to hire a Buyer into their Equine division, Bedford, £35,000

Our client are part of a bigger group which offer a fully integrated pet insurance and pet health services provider. They have outgrown three warehouses before moving to their location in Bedford and have a clear growth ambition to become a world leader in their field. They now need to add a Buyer to their busy team, in the Equine division.

As the Buyer in the Equine Division your background/duties will include:

• Experience as a buyer or equestrian account manager
• Knowledge of the Equine market
• Strong negotiation skills
• Problem Solver
• Strong commercial experience with proven track record of delivery of budgets and ability to manage multiple KPIs at once
• Be able to analyse complex sets of data
• Self-motivated, organised with excellent communications skills both verbal and written
• Work in collaboration with cross functional team to define and execute a successful strategy for the category
• Ensuring key performance metrics relating to the overall category performance are measured closely and achieved. These metrics include sales and margin performance
• Manage supplier performance, identifying potential new suppliers, and support to build long term supplier relationships

The successful Buyer will be:

• Knowledgeable in the equine market
• Happy to attend trade shows
• Great negotiation skills
• Work closely with other departments to execute a successful strategy for this category of buying.

If this sounds like the perfect next step in your buying career, please don’t hesitate to get in touch to find out more.