Buying Manager - Frozen Food

Frozen food isn’t just a backup plan—it’s a huge part of how the UK shops. The total UK frozen category is worth over £8bn annually, with millions of households relying on it every week for everything from quick dinners to premium dine-ins.

From potato products to pizza, frozen veg, and ice cream it’s a category the nation keeps coming back to—especially now we’ve collectively fallen in love with the air fryer (arguably the most important kitchen invention since the kettle or possibly the wheel depending on who you ask).

At Aldi, we sell millions of units across frozen every year, and if we’re honest, we tend to take slightly more than our fair share of what ends up in customers’ freezers. It’s a category where small decisions make a big difference and were getting it right really matters.

Working in our Freezer Buying team means being right at the centre of that. You’ll help shape the range, influence key commercial decisions, and work closely with suppliers to deliver the right quality at the right price—all at pace, and all with real impact.

If you’re always striving to improve and want to join a really important part of the business, apply to join #TeamAldi today!

Your New Role

Manage and foster the development of Buying Assistants

Meeting, managing, assessing, engaging, and motivating suppliers

Have a detailed and comprehensive understanding of product range internally and externally

Produce timely and accurate business forecasts, including financial forecasts to enable targets to be met

Produce timely and accurate business forecasts, plans and recommendations to enable targets to be met, and to Identify, assess, and monitor additional information/data which could be used in decision making

Plan, prepare and carry out negotiations to secure exciting products at the best price

Aid the Buying Director on existing and future ranges through utilizing several data sources

About You

Experience of working in highly commercial environment (e.g. Retail, FMCG)

Previous management and leadership experience

Strong attention to detail with an exceptionally high level of personal organisation

Strong communication skills with ability to take complex information and deliver in a simplified manner across many levels of the business

Delivery of concise and articulate, executive-level written work

A strong sense of urgency and adaptability under pressure with strong problem-solving capabilities and focus on solutions

A self-starter with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects

Strong attention to detail

Good ability to build & maintain relationships

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Being comfortable having challenging conversations with supply partners

A strong level of resilience and the ability to operate under pressure

Intellectually curious and takes initiative

Self-starter must be productive with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment

Ability to work with cross functional departments to ensure food safety as a priority

Influential and natural leader in an environment with a large supplier base

What You’ll get in Return

Salary up to £98,050

Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, with the opportunity of 2 days remote working. (Moving to 1-day remote working from January 2027)

15 month fixed term contract

5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

In office flexi-time

Full training provided

Pension scheme

Private employee medical insurance after 6 months

Company sick pay scheme

Company maternity and adoption leave from commencement and paternity leave pay after 1 year

Long service rewards

Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs.

Access to a free,24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16)

*You’ll need to live within 90 minutes of your main working location

**Please be aware that this role does not fulfil the requirements for visa sponsorship.

Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.

If you’re ready to join an award-winning business that celebrates everyone's achievements, offers competitive pay and creates great working environments, apply today!