Head of Trading

Excel Recruitment

  • Dublin
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Are you a commercially driven food buyer with a passion for category leadership and delivering results through strategy, innovation, and partnerships?My client is one of Ireland’s most respected food retailers with a legacy of brand excellence and a people-first culture. They are now seeking a Head of Buying – Food to lead category strategy, drive commercial planning, and deliver market-leading product offers across own brand and branded ranges. This role is pivotal to shaping long-term revenue, value, and margin growth across a diverse food portfolio.Package
  • Generous Salary doe
  • Bonus
  • Pension
  • Life assurance
  • Hybrid / Agile working
  • Flexible working hours
The responsibilities of a Head of Trading – Food include:
  • Develop and execute long-term category strategies aligned with business objectives across revenue, margin, quality, and market share
  • Create and lead annual buying plans, setting targets and budgets across your food category portfolio
  • Lead the commercial planning process, overseeing the development of own brand and branded ranges that reflect customer needs and brand positioning
  • Ensure consistency and profitability across all category decisions
  • Implement structured, repeatable processes and frameworks to drive high-quality commercial outcomes
  • Support delivery of group-wide commercial programmes through cross-functional collaboration
  • Build strong long-term partnerships through joint business planning and strategic supplier relationships
  • Engage with retail partners through store visits, forums, and advisory councils to gather insight and build alignment
  • Manage and develop a high-performing category team, ensuring capability, resources and support are in place to achieve targets
Requirements for the Head of Trading – Food include:
  • 3+ years in a Senior Buying or trading role within FMCG, retail, or wholesale, with a proven record of category growth and commercial delivery
  • Demonstrated experience leading commercial teams and managing multiple commercial projects
  • Extensive supplier negotiation expertise and excellent stakeholder engagement skills
  • Commercially strategic with strong analytical thinking and planning ability
  • Highly organised, deadline-driven and numerate with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
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