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We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. There will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises.

The salary range for this role is set at £53,700 - £83,500 per annum.

This is a permanent position and we are recruiting across multiple categories.

We will be holding an in-person assessment centre for this role at our Bracknell Head Office on Wednesday 17 May.

About the role

As a Buyer for Waitrose & Partners (Level 5), you will be:

• Working in a Category Pod, consisting of but not limited to Buyer, Merchandiser, Supply Planners, Technologist, Product Developer, deliver shared KPIs for the pod through collaborative working.

• Support Category Pod to deliver individual accountabilities (Indirect Shared KPIs)

• Upskill and develop buying skills of the buying community through peer to peer coaching and mentoring,sharing best practice to facilitate cross pollination between Category Pods.

• Facilitate horizontal working across Category Pods

• Deputising for Trading Manager- Support the Trading Manager with key work streams and deputise where necessary to enable teams to deliver their category plans

This role would suit someone who is self motivated, with an ability to influence internal stakeholders and inspire our suppliers to invest inWaitrose. Ideal for a confident, assertive person, with good communication and numerical skills.The ability to work in a matrix way across the boundaries of hard line reporting is crucial. Creativity and a passion for products are also desirable.

Essential skills you’ll need

• Commercial experience at Buyer equivalent delivering strong results.

• Experience of communicating at all levels of the business and/or worked in other directorates at equivalent level of commercial experience/exposure.

• Training in negotiation skills (e.g. GAP) and understanding of industry compliance (GSCOP & Competition Law)

• Data based decision making experience

• Continuous improvement mindset

• Effective performance management skills

• Experience of working together across boundaries

• Ability to empower others

Benefits of the Partnership and the Role

• You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose

• The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)

• Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.

Next Steps

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process"). We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.

You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.