We're excited to advertise this senior buying role across the Majestic Wine Group!
Who are we?
Majestic is the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, operating a network of over 200 stores nationwide. Founded in 1980, the company recently passed back into private ownership following the acquisition of Fortress Investment Group and has undergone an ambitious transformation and turnaround programme, including the recent acquisitions of Vagabond wine bars and Enotria&Coe. The results are now being seen, with record market share growth, a new and improved product range, a new website and new stores with a pipeline for future expansion over the next five years. With no minimum purchase, the Majestic range includes over 1,100 different wines, spirits and beers both online and in store. Majestic’s key strength is over 1,000 WSET trained colleagues offering knowledgeable, friendly service across all channels.
The Role:
As Synergy Lead at Majestic, you will play a pivotal role in unlocking the buying value from our full range of products across our group structure. You will be responsible for identifying and delivering product focused buying synergies across all group businesses — from range consolidation and supplier alignment to cost efficiencies and commercial opportunities. Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Head of Buying and Group Strategy you will lead cross functional initiatives that drive profitability, consistency, and smarter collaboration across our buying operations.
You will develop and execute a roadmap of synergy opportunities, ensuring they are commercially sound, operationally viable, and aligned with our wider business priorities. This will involve mapping overlaps in product and supplier relationships, creating new frameworks for group wide buying, and delivering programmes that improve margin, reduce duplication, and enhance the overall customer offer. You will also play a key supporting role in wider group transformation efforts.
Your ability to think strategically, influence across businesses, and deliver at pace will be critical to success. You will combine strong buying and commercial expertise with project management discipline and change leadership, helping to embed new ways of working that maximise the benefit of operating as a unified group.
Key Responsibilities:
Supplier Strategy & Group Sourcing
Map the supplier landscape across the Group to identify duplication, risk and opportunities.
Lead the identification of buying synergies across the group, focusing on joint sourcing, shared contracts, and volume leverage to unlock margin, income or operational efficiency e.g.:
Range consolidation and cost / terms harmonisation
Supplier overlap and growth or consolidation
Group sourcing and negotiation strategies
Improved commercial terms and incentives
Build and quantify business cases for synergy opportunities.
Lead or support commercial negotiations for key group deals — driving better terms, stronger partnerships, and streamlined onboarding.
Develop a rolling synergy delivery roadmap, agreed with workstream Sponsors and stakeholders
Programme Leadership & Strategic Projects
Drive cross functional projects and coordinate initiatives that deliver synergy benefits in product and supply chain
Take ownership of specific workstreams within broader group transformation programmes
Group Range Strategy & Rationalisation
Collaborate with Heads of Buying and Merchandising across group businesses to identify opportunities for range alignment, consolidation, or differentiation where appropriate.
Lead projects that deliver a more strategic, data led group wide approach to product selection — optimising for quality, value, customer relevance, and commercial performance.
Work with group leadership to define category priorities and develop range architecture models that unlock commercial benefits without compromising each brand’s identity.
Performance, KPIs & Commercial Impact
Define and track synergy specific KPIs and cost saving targets in collaboration with Finance and Buying leadership.
Monitor progress against group wide commercial objectives linked to buying synergies, ensuring initiatives remain on track and deliver measurable value.
Attend and lead Steering Group updates as and when required preparing materials and tracking deliverables
Cross Functional & Cross Business Collaboration
Act as a key connector between buying teams and wider group functions (e.g. Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance).
Facilitate workshops, alignment forums and governance routines that keep teams focused
Support capability building and knowledge sharing across the group to embed best practice and reduce duplication of effort.
Innovation, Insights & Thought Leadership
Bring external insight and internal data together to surface opportunities for innovation across the buying function.
Support the evolution of how product ranges are built and managed across the group – including frameworks, systems and decision rights.
Knowledge & Skills Required:
- Commercial Buying Experience: 7 or more years in buying, procurement, or commercial strategy roles within retail or FMCG, with a strong understanding of product led buying (wine and drinks experience is advantageous but not essential).
- Synergy Delivery: Demonstrated experience identifying and delivering commercial or operational synergies across multiple business units, functions, or geographies.
- Cross Entity Collaboration: Proven ability to influence and align stakeholders across distinct business units or group structures to drive coordinated outcomes.
- Programme & Change Leadership: Strong track record managing complex, multi stakeholder projects with clear KPIs, milestones, and governance. Change management experience is a plus.
- Supplier Strategy & Negotiation: Skilled in supplier evaluation, strategic sourcing, and building joint value through commercial partnerships. Comfortable leading or supporting negotiations at group level.
- Commercial Acumen: Highly analytical with a strong grasp of margin, pricing, contribution structures, and range economics. Able to interpret data and financial models to guide decision making.
- Process & Systems Awareness: Familiarity with buying systems, procurement platforms, or supply chain workflows. Able to identify opportunities to streamline or harmonise tools across the group.
- Influencing & Communication Skills: Confident communicator, able to simplify complexity, align senior stakeholders, and bring teams along on the journey.
- Consultancy & Transformation exposure: Experience in a consultancy, transformation, integration setting is advantageous — with a structured, outcome led approach to delivering change.
- Resilience & Adaptability: Comfortable operating in ambiguity, navigating competing priorities, and working across varied commercial contexts
- Certifications: WSET qualifications highly desirable.
What's in it for you:
A competitive salary & performance related bonus
Up to 20% Staff Discount
33 days holiday, including public and bank holidays,9 we also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme
Life Assurance of 3 times your annual salary
A contributory Company Pension Plan
Career development opportunities we are passionate about nurturing our internal talent, offering career progression supported by our excellent in house training schemes!
Free parking at our Watford Support Centre, with electric charging points
Access to Retail Trust which includes: Retail Rewards including Instant savings with discounted e vouchers, discounted reloadable shopping cards, gift vouchers and gift cards, Discounts of up to 30%, Access to free counselling and support phone line
Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 26 weeks
Company sick pay scheme
Access to Cycle To Work and Car Lease salary sacrifice schemes
Job Specifics:
Contract Type: Permanent
Grade: 7
Hours per week: 37.5
Location: Minimum of 3 days a week in locations across the Majestic Wine Group. We offer hybrid working for the further 2 days.
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We look forward to receiving your application! Together we are Majestic! #TWAM
On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview
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