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Head of Category Buying
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Head of Category Buying – General Merchandise / Non-Food
Location: Australia (Full Sponsorship & Relocation Support Provided)
Package equivalent to £200-250k
We’re working on behalf of a major international grocery retailer to appoint a senior commercial leader into a high-profile Head Category of Buying position focused across General Merchandise and Non-Food categories.
This is a significant leadership role within a large-scale retail environment, with responsibility for leading a team of circa 25 across buying and category functions, owning major commercial budgets and driving strategic growth initiatives across a broad non-food portfolio.
We’re particularly interested in speaking with senior retail buying and category professionals currently operating in general merchandise categories, with experience in large-format grocery retail.
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The role would suit individuals with experience across areas such as:
- Retail Buying
- Trading
- Category Management
- Commercial Leadership
- General Merchandise / Non-Food Retail
The successful individual will be responsible for leading strategic category direction, delivering commercial performance, managing supplier relationships and driving long-term growth across a sizeable product area.
The business is open to considering individuals from a range of large-scale retail backgrounds and can offer full sponsorship and relocation support for the right person.
This opportunity offers the chance to join a highly established international retailer in a senior leadership capacity, with genuine scale, autonomy and long-term progression potential.
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Lime Talent is a recruitment agency specialising in the consumer goods industry. To view a broader selection of our current vacancies, go to www.limetalentgroup.com
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