Graduate Scheme - Buying (Food and General Merchandise)
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- Location:
- Coventry jobs
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West Midlands (County) jobs
- Salary:
- £23-25K + benefits
- Company:
- Sainsburys
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 20/11/2009 18:02
- Job id:
- 45784708
- Contact:
- Please click on apply button
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/mgf8
Graduate Scheme - Buying (Food and General Merchandise)
Coventry
What does the scheme involve?
Buyers maintain our goal of delivering “great products at fair prices”, sourcing thousand of products and handling multimillion pound product negotiations.
We have two graduate buying schemes. Our Food Buying team is based in our London Store Support Centre, whilst our General Merchandise Buying team is based in Coventry Store Support Centre. Whichever graduate scheme you join, you will return after your in store placement and take up responsibility for a particular category area – from buying pears to French wine in our Food team, or homeware, cookware or lighting in our General Merchandise team. You’ll develop close working relationships with colleagues and suppliers, and may get to travel; whether it’s to Kent or Kenya, Scunthorpe or Shanghai depends on what you’re buying.
What skills will you develop?You gain an in-depth knowledge of your buying area as well as develop expertise in negotiation and influencing.
What are we looking for?Motivated people who thrive on tough targets and use judgement to make decisions at speed. You will need the versatility to adapt to changing environments and the resilience to negotiate effectively. Previous work experience in a customer-orientated role will be essential, as is a minimum of 2.1 or above in any degree discipline.
