Buyer

Buyer – FMCG 

Solihull 

£34,000 - £38,000 (negotiable DOE) 

Full-time | Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:30 | Office-based | 40 hours/week

Are you ready to take the next step in your buying career within a thriving, people-focused FMCG business?

We’re working with a highly successful and proudly independent retailer, with over 300 stores across the UK, who are looking for a talented Buyer to join their dynamic Commercial Team at their Midlands Head Office in Solihull.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, supportive, and down-to-earth team where you’ll be able to take ownership of your own product categories and drive real commercial results.

The Buying role will involve:

• Building and nurturing strong relationships with a mix of global FMCG giants and local family-run suppliers.
• Negotiating pricing and trading terms, and managing orders in line with demand and strategic goals.
• Developing balanced commercial plans and reviewing product ranges to maximise growth and margin.
• Playing a key role in shaping category performance.

The ideal person with have:

• A proactive and commercially-minded Buyer with previous experience in FMCG or a similar fast-moving retail sector.
• Someone with strong market awareness and a real passion for great products and trading.
• An excellent communicator who thrives on building relationships and collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.
• A quick thinker who’s comfortable juggling priorities and making decisions in a fast-moving environment.

If you’re looking for a role where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and you can grow with a company that values its people—we’d love to hear from you.

The team at Plum Personnel are totally committed to customer service and the principles of equality and diversity in recruitment and employment.

Your application will be carefully considered in line with the skills, experience, knowledge and achievements appropriate and relevant to the job advertised and other similar roles that may be suited.

You will be contacted by Plum Personnel within 48-hours of your job application if you are selected. 

If you do not hear from us within this timeframe it means your application for this job has not been successful on this occasion.

If you have previously Registered with us and are interested in the role, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.