Strategic Buying Manager

Job description

Job Title Strategic Buying Manager Location: Asda House Employment Type: Full time Contract Type: Permanent Hours Per Week: 37.5 Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits: Category: General / Other - SF Closing Date: 9 June 2026 We are currently recruiting for a highly motivated and analytical Strategic Buying Manager to drive strategic sourcing and support key supplier negotiations, ensuring the best value for ASDA and our customers. The role is crucial in ensuring we track and unlock value from input cost movements (e.g. food ingredients). The role will focus on identifying opportunities to lower cost, supporting our commercial colleagues through negotiation preparation and execution, and providing data-driven insights to BU superusers and other key business stakeholders through the effective leveraging and ownership of data. - Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation: Lead and support sourcing initiatives as part of the COGS optimisation programme, including supplier negotiation approaches, bespoke supplier analysis, and counter-offer appraisal across Own Brand and Branded opportunities.​ - Data Analysis & Insights: Leverage data to inform commodity analysis and negotiation leverage incl...