Junior Buyer - Toys & Stationery

Morrisons is hiring a Junior Buyer - Toys & Stationery. Level rates it ; you can apply on Morrisons.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions buying, negotiation and range planning among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a junior role.
Morrisons has 781 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Plan, source, and negotiate commercial product ranges for toys and stationery to maximize sales.

buyingnegotiationrange-planningmarket-analysiscommercial-awareness

More about the role

As a Buyer, you will be planning, sourcing, selecting and negotiating a commercial and competitively priced product range across all channels, whilst maximising sales and margin for the department.

You’ll help to deliver exceptional, customer-led ranges which drive sales and margin across a specific category. You will build on the capability of our wholesale team by engaging with different teams across the business to translate customer buying insights into competitive customer propositions, ensuring quality and value.

Working within embedded business teams, our team of friendly faces works as one to provide shopping trips and a career experience you won’t find anywhere else!

Some of your responsibilities will include:

Maximising sales and profit in line with the budget plan
Regular competitor analysis, including range and price benchmarking
Market data analysis
Developing strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers
Deliver a customer relevant for both UK and export customers, a commercially sound range
Managing the critical path, engaging all key stakeholders to ensure smooth running of the development process, and on-time delivery of ranges to store
Constantly reviewing sales and identifying opportunities for category growth

More about you

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

Exceptional communication skills
Ability to influence across several work levels
Experience working in a buying role in a retail and sales environment
Brilliant time-management & organisation with an ability to proactively manage a wide range of responsibilities throughout the development process
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Plenty of initiative and a passion for working in an ever changing fast paced environment
Strong commercial awareness and acumen with excellent interpersonal skills together with a strong customer focused approach
Have a passion for product and a keen eye for detail.

More about our perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

Generous holiday entitlement
Discretionary bonus scheme
15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
Subsidised staff canteen
Free parking
Competitive pension and life assurance
Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
Optional payroll charity donations
A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!

How we rate this

Junior Buyer - Toys & Stationery at Morrisons rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Junior Buyer - Toys & Stationery is an open job at Morrisons.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
The job was posted on October 29, 2026.
Seniority: junior.
Applications are handled by Morrisons. Apply on Morrisons

Prepare for this job

Built from this posting and from similar jobs on Level.

Skills and AI tools this role asks for

BuyingNegotiationRange PlanningMarket AnalysisCommercial Awareness

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where buying was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where negotiation was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where range planning was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where market analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where commercial awareness was part of your work. What did you do?

Adapt your resume

List these exact terms on your resume: Buying, Negotiation, Range Planning, Market Analysis, and Commercial Awareness. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.

Get your CV reviewed before you apply

Send your CV and the role you want next. Your review arrives by email within 3 days.

Get a free CV review Check your resume with the ATS resume checker