Join Superdrug Head Office- Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Location: East Croydon Station, UK
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.

Key Responsibilities

• Interacting with a variety of stakeholders: Chief Commercial Officer, Trading Director, Trading Team, eCommerce, Marketing, Supply Chain
• Stakeholders from outside the BU: Key suppliers and potential new partners
• Building a strong strategic plan for categories consistent with business direction and goals, driving sales, total profitability, customer satisfaction and market share both in store and online
• Working with the buying team to measure and report on performance against budget and optimising plans to grow sales
• Working to drive GOBE through our own buying team as well as working closely with OB on developing our Power Brands to drive our growth
• Working in partnership with marketing to ensure brand plans are executed to full potential
• Lead and assist the team in supplier negotiations and putting plans in place to deliver collective objectives
• Build cohesive and consistent merchandising plans aligned with the other category Heads of Trading to deliver quality of stock, commerciality, and better ranging

• You have a passion for Health & Beauty and strive to deliver the best beauty results in an everchanging landscape
• You have an ability to keep the team focused and give clear direction
• You know you can add value through your ability to build great relationships with suppliers and external contacts that’ll keep us ahead of the competition
• You have developed the ability to motivate people and see the opportunity in any result
• You’re energised by finding new trends and making it happen
• You understand the wider retail dynamics of Marketing, Insights and the importance of Online to ever evolve your category
• You have mastered the art of influencing that will engage potential new partners and enhance the priority of Superdrug with existing partnerships
• You understand that the business plan can only be achieved through having the right people in place, making development and coaching a high priority for you
• You are curious on how your customer behaviours shapes the market

What you need to succeed

• An understanding of current economic situations impacts of potential threats and competitors.
• Sound in depth knowledge of the market, brand positioning and trends.
• You have a wealth of experience from a strong career in retail 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 friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Hybrid 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 Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• We offer Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
• We 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 programmes
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support
• Come and be part of something special!

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