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We are Irish owned and operate over 130 stores across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain, as well as a growing online store. We are expanding our services and product offering all the time to enhance the shopping experience for our customers. Here at Dunnes Stores, our guiding principle is to deliver excellent quality own label products through our Dunnes Stores and Simply Better brands complimented by Ireland’s favourite grocery brands at competitive prices always. We strive to deliver an unrivalled selection of highest quality innovative food in partnership with local Irish suppliers. As part of our store development plans we are introducing new categories across all areas of our business in both the food experience and non-food household and toiletries in response to market trends. This is an excellent opportunity to join our Grocery Buying teams and contribute to the growth of the business.\nAs a Grocery Section Buyer for Dunnes:\nKey Responsibilities:\nWork with the Buying team to develop short and long term plans for your buying categories\nAssist in the planning and delivery of budgeted sales and margin for your buying categories\nIdentify new market trends and co-ordinate action plans to capitalise on those trends\nManage the range assortment to ensure Dunnes Stores product offering is market leading\nEnsure that both own label and branded goods are competitively priced at all times\nManage and develop the private label offer at all levels.\nDevelop strong business relationships with our existing supply base and source new suppliers.\nPlan and negotiate strong promotional activity for your categories to attract new customers & build categories.\nCollaborate with other business functions such as Logistics, Space Planning, Operations and Marketing to ensure your category plans are delivered to shelf efficiently. \nRequirements:\n2 years+ Section Buying Experience. \nThird-level qualification - Food or a Business related qualification desired.\nStrong analytical & problem solving skills\nIdeally a passion for food and a keen eye for emerging trends\nExcellent communication skills\nStrong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines.\nAbility to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment.\nIf this sounds like the perfect job for you, please apply now and see what difference you could make!\nDunnes Stores is an Equal Opportunities Employer\n\nCookie Policy\n\nBy creating an account, you consent to Dunnes Stores (and any third party acting on its behalf) using your personal information which Dunnes Stores receives during the account creation process. You further agree that Dunnes Stores may transfer, process and store your personal data in any country where Dunnes Stores has offices. 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