- 10% store discount at all our retail stores
MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
- Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
- Completely confidential services to you.
- Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover
Job Introduction
We’re looking for Trainee Buyers to join our FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) and General Merchandise teams, offering the opportunity to develop your buying career with Home Bargains.
You’ll gain hands-on experience across the buying process, from researching products and developing ranges to seeing them on the shelves in our stores nationwide. Working in a fast-paced retail environment, you’ll learn how we identify opportunities, respond to customer demand and deliver great products at exceptional value.
As a Trainee Buyer, you’ll be supported by a Category Manager and work closely with experienced Senior Buyers and Buyers. You’ll help develop product ranges, analyse sales and market trends, and build relationships with suppliers, gaining the knowledge and confidence to take on greater responsibility as you progress.
We’re looking for commercially minded people with a keen interest in products and what makes customers choose them. You’ll bring strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a willingness to learn, alongside the confidence to share ideas and think creatively.
These roles are fully site-based at our Liverpool Head Office, where you’ll learn from experienced colleagues and work closely with teams across the business.
With opportunities across both FMCG and General Merchandise, this is a chance to build your buying experience and help shape the ranges our customers shop every day.
Job Overview
- Develop on the job working and learning alongside an experienced Buying team, playing an active part in the whole buying process
- Manage and liaise with suppliers to ensure they deliver on quantity, quality and on time for customers
- Input into the development and review of the team's category plan to support the Company's growth strategy for stores and eCommerce
- Deliver category objectives against a set % margin and sales volume against agreed robust pricing, promotion and merchandising plans
- Monitor compliance, quality of products and changes to legislation that impact my product range
- Proactively review sales data, store and market insights to ensure my objectives support the category plan
- Help my team solve difficult supply, pricing and quality problems that impact operational colleagues and customers
- Buying or merchandising experience is desirable but not essential.
- Experience of working in a team
- Methodical and logical approach to dealing with and presenting work
- Commercially astute with good negotiation skills
- Analytical and able to problem solve
- Ability to influence and persuade
- Ability to work with cross functional teams
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