Buyer - Contact Lenses

Contract: 12 Mths FTC

Closing date: 18th September

Recruitment Partner: Anastasia Walker

About the role

Boots Opticians have an opportunity within the Commercial team as maternity cover for a Buyer of contact lenses. In this role you will work within the Contact lens category team to support and devise trading plans of for the category, including ongoing development of our customer proposition, support store implementation plans and find additional margin opportunities. You will also work closely with our Stores to ensure store and customer impact is at the heart of every decision you make

• Work cross-functionally to develop and deliver a compelling strategy that retains our market leading position

• Range Management – you will have to understand and analyse range performance, recommending improvements and seeking solutions

• You will be a category expert – you will have to understand our categories and markets by an on-going research and analysis of Supplier, Customer, Competitor as well as our internal performance in order to make the best deals possible

• Price and Promotion Management – you will have to understand the category pricing strategy, what the competitor activity is, the product pricing dynamics (elasticity) and hierarchies within your business.

• Be the first point of contact for suppliers and manage the day to day relationships; assist Buying Manager to negotiate price deals with our partners

What you’ll need to have

• You are an excellent communicator who can easily build a range of effective working relationships both internally as well as externally

• You have strong analytical skills and you are great using data to make recommendations and commercial decisions

• You are a highly organised person who can work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines

• Contact lens product knowledge is an essential element of the role as it will help you align product specifications to customer needs

• You are commercially astute and continually seek to make improvements

A bit about us

The Opticians Support team continually improve processes to make a difference to our patients and customers.

Supporting and implementing systems across the business, this fast paced function builds great relationships with our Opticians to ensure they can meet the ever changing needs of our patients and customers. You will provide world class support and knowledge.

In return, we will build a personal development plan with you that helps you develop and further your career.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous employee discounts

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child

• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.

• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots Opticians

At Boots Opticians, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. Join our team and let’s see what’s possible when we change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you’ll be notified by email.

If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to be at your best.