Category Buying Manager

Description

Category Buying Manager – Grocery

When people think of Iceland Foods, they think of frozen food. And they're right to. We've been leading the way in frozen for over 50 years.

But there's so much more to our story!

Today, we're one of the UK's most innovative food retailers, with ambitious growth plans and award-winning ranges across Frozen, Fresh, Chilled and Grocery. Grocery is a key growth area for the business, offering customers even more choice, value and innovation every day.

We're looking for a Category Buying Manager to join our Grocery team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven and ambitious Buying professional to join our fast-paced Commercial team at our Head Office in Deeside.

You'll take ownership of key Grocery categories, driving performance through exceptional supplier partnerships, category strategy and a compelling customer proposition. With significant autonomy and visibility across the business, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our Grocery offer, differentiating Iceland from competitors and delivering sustainable growth.

As Grocery continues to be a major strategic focus for Iceland, this role offers the opportunity to influence one of the most dynamic and high-profile areas of the business.

What you'll be doing

• Developing and executing category strategies that drive sales, profit and market share.
• Building strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers and key internal stakeholders.
• Identifying emerging consumer trends and translating them into winning product and category propositions.
• Negotiating commercial terms to deliver outstanding value for both customers and the business.
• Managing supplier performance, reviewing opportunities and introducing new sources of supply where appropriate.
• Driving innovation across the category, ensuring Iceland stays ahead of the competition.
• Ensuring continuity of supply, product availability and operational excellence.
• Acting as a role model within the team, coaching and influencing colleagues through your expertise and leadership.

What we're looking for

• Proven experience in a Buying or Category Management role within Food Retail.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of delivering sales growth, margin improvement and category success.
• Experience managing food categories in a fast-moving retail environment.
• Exceptional negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• A passion for product and customer insight.
• The ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
• Experience creating clear points of difference that drive customer loyalty and business performance.

Why Iceland?

We're one of the UK's fastest growing and most exciting retailers, with ambitious plans for the future and a culture that empowers people to make things happen.

At Iceland, you'll have the freedom to challenge convention, the support to develop your career and the opportunity to make a visible impact from day one. We work at pace, think differently and back our people to succeed.

We expect a lot because we're passionate about what we do. In return, you'll be trusted, supported and given every opportunity to grow your career with a business that genuinely cares about its colleagues, customers and communities.

Ready to make your mark?

Join us and help shape the future of Grocery at one of the UK's most innovative food retailers.

That's the Iceland difference.

Alongside this we can offer you:

• A very competitive salary with an excellent benefits package
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday
• 15% store discount, 30% club individual restaurant discount
• Free parking
• Highly subsidised restaurant onsite with our own Michelin Star Chef!
• Subsidised Costa onsite
• Discounted gym membership
• Charity fundraising events
• Educational sponsorship
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition