Head – buying Work, Jobs in Bristol, Eng (with Salaries)

Category Head – Buying
Furniturebox UK —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Work from home
- Employee discount
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9d
Head of Media Buying
Walker & Sloan —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Operations Manager
ASDA —Bristol
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Asset Manager
Unite Students —Bristol
- Analysis skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Online Manager
ASDA —Bristol
- Weekend availability
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Partnerships Manager
Eden Conveyancing —Bristol
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Research
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Annual leave
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14d
Senior Account & Channel Manager
Ripjar —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Travel
- AI
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Foodhall Manager
ASDA —Bristol
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Operational Buyer (Site)
GKN Aerospace —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- Analytics
- Employee assistance programme
Night Manager
ASDA —Bristol
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- In-person
- Retail management
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Merchandising Assistant - Beauty
Harding+ —Avonmouth
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Merchandising
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FM Procurement Manager
Unite Students —Bristol
- Hybrid work
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Creative Strategist (Performance Marketing)
Soar With Us —Bristol
- £40,000 - £54,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
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Business Development Representative
Snap Analytics —Bristol
- £35,000 - £42,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Salesforce
- Business development
- Communication skills
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5d
Business Development Manager
SmartSearch —Cardiff
- Full-time
- Business development
- Negotiation
- Employee assistance programme
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Project Manager - Offshore Wind
AtkinsRéalis —Bristol
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Management Accountant - Finance
Brunelcare —Bristol
- £33,961.39 - £38,870.37 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Budgeting
- Annual leave
- Work from home
4d
Branch Manager Chippenham
GoldUnion —Chippenham
- £30,000 - £60,000 a year
- No experience needed
- Maths
- Retail management
- Paid training
- Annual leave
Regional Finance Business Partner
Unite Students —Bristol
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Associate / Associate Partner
Carter Jonas —Bristol
- Full-time
- Business development
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Referral programme

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Category Head – Buying

Furniturebox UK
Bristol

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Job details

Full-time
9 days ago

Benefits

Additional leave
Company pension
Work from home
Employee discount
Sick pay

Qualifications

Branding
Sourcing
Pricing
Category management
Process improvement
Continuous improvement cycles oversight
Partnership building
Procurement cost optimisation strategy
Risk management
Cost optimisation planning
Negotiated procurement
Growth strategy

Full job description

Company description

Furniturebox is a fast-growing online furniture business. Our mission is to make beautiful homes possible for everyone, with ease, whatever your budget. We have a gorgeous range of stylish and practical furniture for all rooms, and a helpful team ready to answer any questions, with our 4.9 Trustpilot rating showing how much we care. Our fast, free next-day delivery with 8pm cut-off and our finance options mean our products can be in their new homes hassle-free. With big plans to become the best furniture company in the UK, USA and globally, we’re all about the moments, the memories, and the feeling of truly being at home.”

Role Summary

Responsible for leading the end-to-end buying strategy across the category. This includes identifying trends, sourcing products globally, supporting negotiating supplier terms and curating a commercially viable, design-led assortment. This role plays a key part in shaping the brand’s identity and ensuring the offering meets customer expectations in quality, style, value, and availability.

Duties and Responsibilities

Own full category commercial performance, delivering sales, gross margin, intake margin and cash targets through disciplined range architecture, supplier strategy and pricing governance

Define and execute a 12–24-month category strategy, aligned to business growth plans, clearly articulating range structure (Good/Better/Best), price ladders, option depth and SKU productivity targets

Drive margin expansion through structured supplier negotiation, cost engineering, volume consolidation and long-term partnership planning without compromising brand positioning

Lead structured range planning and lifecycle management, reducing SKU complexity, improving stock turn, and eliminating underperforming lines based on data-led decision making

Translate brand positioning into commercially viable product frameworks, ensuring quality, design, price architecture and finish standards reinforce profitability and market differentiation

Develop market-led product strategies, integrating trend forecasting, customer insight, competitive benchmarking and performance analytics to identify high-return opportunities

Identify and close category gaps, proactively scoping new supplier partnerships, innovation opportunities and first-to-market launches that drive incremental revenue and protect competitive advantage

Build and maintain a resilient, optimised supply base, consolidating suppliers where appropriate to increase leverage, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency

Lead annual and seasonal supplier business planning sessions, agreeing growth targets, margin expectations, service level improvements and joint development roadmaps

Own pricing strategy and promotional architecture, ensuring clear price hierarchies and disciplined discounting to protect gross margin while driving volume growth

Monitor and act on trading performance weekly, using sales, cancellation, return and margin data to refine SKU selection, adjust intake and drive continuous optimisation

Oversee end-to-end product delivery performance, partnering with Purchasing and Supply functions to improve OTIF, lead time reliability and aftersales performance

Drive cost engineering initiatives, working with factories and suppliers to optimise materials, packaging, logistics and specification efficiencies

Embed customer insight within category workflows, challenging assumptions and ensuring buying decisions are data-informed rather than opinion-led

Build and maintain a live supply base strategy, focused on long-term resilience, margin improvement, geopolitical risk mitigation and sourcing optimisation

Own critical path governance, ensuring disciplined launch planning, early risk identification and cross-functional alignment to hit key commercial launch windows

Lead and develop Buyers and Buying Assistants, setting clear commercial KPIs, providing regular performance feedback, and building capability in negotiation, data literacy and strategic thinking

Represent the category at senior leadership level, presenting structured plans, risk assessments and performance updates with clarity and commercial rigour

Continuously improve team processes and data integrity, ensuring accurate reporting, streamlined workflows and scalable operating standards

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Additional leave
Company pension
Employee discount
Sick pay
Work from home

Ability to commute/relocate:

Bristol BS1 4UL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

Furniture Buying: 5 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol BS1 4UL

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head – buying jobs in bristol, eng

Category Head – Buying

Head of Media Buying

Operations Manager

Asset Manager

Online Manager

Partnerships Manager

Senior Account & Channel Manager

Foodhall Manager

Operational Buyer (Site)

Night Manager

Merchandising Assistant - Beauty

FM Procurement Manager

Creative Strategist (Performance Marketing)

Business Development Representative

Business Development Manager

Project Manager - Offshore Wind

Management Accountant - Finance

Branch Manager Chippenham

Regional Finance Business Partner

Associate / Associate Partner

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