Buying Manager, Food

🕒 April 15

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Zapp

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201 - 500 employees

Zapp is building the future of convenience with a full stack approach to on-demand essential items, 24/7, delivered in minutes.

📋 Description

• Curate a trending, innovative and relevant product range • Build and sustain supplier relationships, whilst driving efficiencies across our supply base • Deliver data-driven insights and market trend analysis to spearhead category growth, providing the analytical backbone for strategic decision-making and competitive positioning • Own supplier negotiations across cost, delivery and payment terms to maximise profitability and minimise risk • Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Merchandising, Product, and Partnerships to synthesise a cohesive customer offering

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years experience in a category management/ buying role in the Food industry • Strong execution mindset and exceptional project management abilities: proven track record of managing multiple concurrent workstreams with competing deadlines and priorities • Strong analytical skills: confident building business cases, and extracting insights from data to drive decisions • Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides) or Microsoft Excel; experience with Looker is desirable • High-energy self-starter with exceptional attention to detail: You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, making quick decisions with imperfect information while maintaining meticulous accuracy and spotting problems before they escalate • Tenacious communicator who gets things done: You influence stakeholders at all levels, push back when needed, and maintain a hands-on mentality with natural prioritisation and urgency - always finding solutions rather than roadblocks.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity package. • 25 days of holiday per year (plus all bank holidays). • Private Health Insurance. • Extended sick pay and maternity/paternity leave pay. • Cycle to work scheme. • Flexible/hybrid working arrangement.