Buyer - Fruit & Veg

**About Woolworths Group**

Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow. With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.

**Buyer | Fruit & Veg
- **Excellent flexible work options**:

- **Join a supportive and collaborative team**:

- **Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane based**:

- **Permanent role
This exciting role supports our team to deliver a range that is better for customers, simple to execute and enhances the customer perception of our value, quality & range. The primary role of a buyer is to procure sufficient levels of high quality produce to meet customer demand at competitive pricing, delivering to target sales, profit, market share & voice of customer objectives.

**About the Role**:

- Ensure stores’ stock requirements are met on a daily basis
- Negotiating competitive pricing to achieve the right customer and financial outcomes
- Ensure all product meets quality specifications at DC and effectively communicates with affected stakeholders
- Manage DC stock levels to company standards
- Manage internal and external operational stakeholders to build effective relationships
- Communicate seasonality/seasonal adjustments and other items necessary to the state/region buying
- Maintain Woolworths pricing systems (eg PMR,SAP) to ensure accurate pricing is reflected in stores
- Lead, develop and contribute to a high performing culture in line with Woolworths values

**About You**:
We are looking for a Buyer who is looking to join a strong team of performers in a key category within our supermarkets. A passion for relationship building and making a difference in our stores and for our customers will take you far

**To be successful you will have:
- Previous buying experience or exposure to commercial buying
- Sound commercial acumen
- Be customer centric and able to develop a customer focused plan
- Demonstrated the ability to negotiate and influence with cross functional and external stakeholders
- An innovation and continuous improvement focused mentality
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- The ability to use customer insights and data to make strategic and commercial business decisions
- Proven ability of delivering against KPIs within previous roles

**Grow with the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences - for our customers and for each other.

**We’d love to hear from You
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.