Job TitleBuying Manager H&B Gifts
LocationAsda House
Employment TypeFull time
Contract TypeFixed Term
Hours Per Week37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
CategoryBuying
Closing Date14 April 2025
“Find your role”
Are you an experienced Buying Manager looking for an opportunity to work with some of the UKs best loved brands?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Buying Manager to join our team here at Asda House!
As a Buying Manager, you will work collaboratively with key suppliers and with internal stakeholders alike in order to deliver sales, pricing and growth ahead of the market while helping to manage the category P&L.
You will negotiate and deliver business plans as well as understand customers and implement strategies that meets their needs.
You will also need to understand, track & negotiate around key commodities and deliver cost to serve programmes with suppliers to ensure great value for our customers.
“Let's find out about you”
Previous experience in a similar role
Strong awareness of customer requirements, market trends and competitor ranges
Ability to identify strategic opportunities and innovative product ideas
Strong negotiation skills and the ability to influence a diverse, branded supplier base.
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- Company Car allowance of £5,700
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves"
What We Do
It’s hard for anyone to imagine just how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with on the shop floor (or on your doorstep), there are hundreds of others you don’t get to see.
In fact, because our business is changing so rapidly, there are new roles being created at Asda all the time. Technology is changing how we do things every day, helping us to reimagine retail to make life better for our customers, in-store and online.
For those with imagination, can-do, integrity and a willingness to embrace change, the possibilities at Asda are limitless. Take a look around and see where a career at Asda could take you.
