Assortment and Purchasing Lead

Weezy The On Demand Supermarket ,
London, Greater London
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Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Overview

TL;DR We believe people’s minds and time should be freed from grocery shopping. Make this a reality as Weezy’s amazing data-driven Assortment & Purchasing Lead. You will join a well-funded pre-seed stage startup and own the retail assortment for a competitive package of salary and stock options.    What to Expect  Weezy is the UK’s first on-demand supermarket delivering groceries in 15 minutes through an app and website. Behind the scenes, Weezy is building a network of dark stores across London and beyond while leaning on a rider network to deliver customers’ orders. The founders have executive-level experience with leading startups (BlaBlaCar, Showpad, Drover), and a background in top-tier management consulting (McKinsey) and consumer goods (Procter & Gamble). As one of Weezy’s first employees, you will experience the exciting entrepreneurial roller coaster first hand. Expect a mash-up of huge challenges and achievements while working both on high priority strategic projects as well as getting your hands dirty on a daily basis.  You will be joining a small team that collaborates very closely and is focused on rapidly creating impact. Together we will prepare the launch of the first Weezy dark store, then focus on showing great product-market fit and growth. This will allow us to raise a second funding round in the coming 12 months to further accelerate expansion.    Key Responsibilities As Assortment & Purchasing Lead, you can expect to have a significant impact on shaping the business and Weezy’s offering. Reporting to the COO, you will: Become a leader in category ranging, pricing and promotions across all customer channels Research, select, negotiate and purchase quality products and materials Update inventory and ensure that stock levels are kept at appropriate levels Develop and manage a portfolio of wholesalers, FMCG brands and other suppliers Provide your partners with customer-focussed insights regarding their category Develop strong working relationships with operations, engineering, marketing and finance Together with the founders, create and develop a long term plan and strategy for growing the assortment management function   Skills and Qualifications You are ambitious, believe in Weezy’s mission and get excited taking on challenges. You work hard, play hard, care about the people you work with and love being part of a team. Ideally, you recognise yourself in the following: Previous experience in category management, buying/procurement and/or portfolio management or another multi-functional highly analytic role Ability to analyse and draw accurate conclusions to support category decisions based on key data  Strong people skills and the ability to manage and influence at all levels Obsession with execution: getting things done and generating immediate impact gives you kicks Comfortable with ambiguity, short deadlines and changing priorities Proven success in operating role in a fast-moving environment Strong initiative and entrepreneurial drive and passionate about delivering success Strong leadership attitude and mindset to inspire and collaborate with others, both in your function as cross-functional with operations, engineering, marketing and finance Previous experience and knowledge of a retail environment is a plus   Benefits Competitive compensation package including salary and stock option plan 25 days’ holiday plus all bank holidays Yearly book-buying allowance Quarterly team outings Company branded clothing 3% pension plan employer contribution

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