Trainee Buyer
1 week ago
JOB OVERVIEW
**Trainee Buyer | PET HEAVEN**
**Your responsibilities will include**:
- Deliver against key performance indicators (sales, margin, listings, availability, stock turn etc.)
- Drive growth across categories through brand and product analysis
- Source and prioritize new brands and suppliers according to growth plan aligned to market trends and consumer demand
- Manage and develop supplier relationships,
- negotiate best prices
- Improve trading terms
- Manage suppliers performance focused on adherence to SLAs (on time deliveries, product quality, compliance to negotiated terms etc.)
- Source great deals and supplier campaigns aligned to promo calendar
- Support site merchandising by working alongside the Digital Merchandiser
- Support the customer service team on product queries and resolving any customer complaints
- Manage stock aging through clearance, returns and range discontinuations
**Attributes required**:
- Must love Pets
- Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
- Strong analytical and critical thinking, ability to use data to inform decisions, identify the root cause and resolve problem
- Ability to manage priorities according to clear prioritization and structured planning
- Ability to build lasting supplier relationships and manage according to SLAs
- Comfortable with change and excellent team player
- Passionate about the industry and the potential of e-commerce
- Understanding of the key business drivers within online retail
- Entrepreneurial/commercial mindset
**Qualifications and experience**:
- Bachelor’s degree (Business Science or Commerce degree preferable)
- 1+ years related retail / commerce / e-commerce experience
- Strong commercial acumen
- Proven track record of negotiation skills and strong relationship management
ABOUT US
Silvertree Brands builds disruptive purpose-driven consumer and digital brands. Our power brands include Pet Heaven, UCOOK and Faithful-to-Nature. We focus on building amazing customer experiences that are "Good for you, good for the planet." We trust our employees with full accountability and autonomy from day one. This unique entrepreneurial and performance-driven culture enables us to achieve executional excellence.
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