Position: Category & Trading Manager / Buyer – Purchasing

Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Salary: Highly competitive salary, company car, Company contributing pension, BUPA medical insurance and generous holiday allowance.

The Well Established and Highly Successful Wholesale Division of A F Blakemore and Son Limited is undergoing another exciting period of development.

Therefore, we are now seeking to recruit a: Category and Trading Manager / Buyer

As a key member of the Management team, with responsibility for selecting depot ranges, negotiating and managing cost prices, overriders and promotions and setting selling prices, negotiating and influencing skills are key in this role along with the ability to monitor and achieve a budgeted margin.

Well developed interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with internal and external customers at all levels creating and sustaining effective working relationships, the drive to succeed in a fast moving and competitive industry is essential as is the necessity to be a solid team player committed to achieving company objectives.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate several years experience in the Retail Trade along with team management skills; in exchange A F Blakemore & Son Limited can offer a highly competitive salary, company car, Company contributing pension, BUPA medical insurance and generous holiday allowance.

If interested in this position, simply apply via the button shown.

Closing Date: 15th February 2010

If you are shortlisted for an interview, these will be held week commencing 22nd February 2010.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Please Note:
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age for this role.

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