Buying Assistant

🌟Join Superdrug Head Office- Make a Real Difference Every Day!🌟📍Location: East Croydon🕒Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.💷Salary: Competitive🎉Why Superdrug?Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.📅Here's the exciting bit… A day includes:Interacting with a variety of stakeholders including suppliers and colleagues across Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Marketing and StoresManaging promotional activity and loading offers onto our systemsSupporting the business to effectively deliver the end to end promotional process including POS sign off and promotional loadingAssist with the smooth implementation of new product setup, including checking retail and cost pricesProviding accurate reporting for weekly trade and on requestProactively resolve queries and escalating where necessaryCollaborate with the Marketing team to implement buyer led marketing promotion plans and strategies developed by the buying team which adhere to legislation and brand guidelinesHelp with the review and evaluation of the effectiveness of promotionsProducing communications for stores and ensuring teams have the information they need.Creating reports and analysing data for sales and category meetings.Supporting the development of more efficient ways of working and helping improve existing processesBeing the go-to person who keeps everything organised and running smoothly behind the scenesAlways seek out fresh ways to work through technology and/or Ai that can boost the business and move things forward.Actively developing your ability to use AI effectively and think critically about outputs This job is for you if: You are health and beauty obsessed and love staying up to date with the latest trendsYou’re resilient and would thrive in a fast-paced, everchanging environmentYou know you add value through your ability to build great collaborative relationshipsYou understand the importance of your role in the business and take pride in your attention to detailYou’re ambitious and eager to learn the first step in the buying journeyYou are motivated by delivering results and can easily work to deadlinesYou get satisfaction though seeing the products for the category you support out on store shelves for our customers to buyYour adaptable approach means you can easily pick up a new way of working or processYour curious and can challenge where you see an opportunity for us to do betterCommitted to join in, have some fun and celebrate everyone’s hard workBuilds great working relationships based on trust, respect and takes into account others needsRegularly asks for feedback and uses it to improve and growBreaks down problems into smaller, manageable steps for easier resolution.What you’ll need to succeed Excellent organisational and communication skills: written and verbalExcellent attention to detailAbility to work to deadline and prioritise workloadAble to work both following process and on own initiativeFlexible and adaptableTeam PlayerConfident energetic approachExcellent PC skills – Microsoft Office packages especially ExcelA passion for developing a career in Buying 💡Here's what's in it for you:33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and onlineHybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon StationCompany pension matching and bonusWe offer Stream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn itBeing part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UKWe are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!Unrivalled Learning and Development programmesEnhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and supportCome and be part of something special!