Our client:
- Thriving food procurement organisation that supports the education, healthcare, contract catering and stadium sectors with added value procurement services
- Fantastic culture focused on personal development that offers flexible working and fantastic people centric benefits
- Clear strategy focused on sales and profit growth, whilst ensuring sustainability objectives are delivered and that they maintain Gold Investors In People Award status.
- This Buyer Food role is ideal for forward thinking individual, who has a passion for food and fantastic negotiation skills
- Hybrid working 3 days in the office 2 days from home
The role:
- The successful Buyer Food will manage multiple food category and is integral in delivering a customer focused range whilst driving profitability
- As Buyer Food you will source the most effective new and existing products that meet customers needs and deliver KPIs
- Working cross functionally with you will ensure your range meets all quality and service levels,
- Ensuring all products are sourced responsibly you will manage your supply base, negotiate terms, develop joint business plans and deliver profitability, product and service levels.
- Working with internal and external stakeholders you will develop the strategic plan for your categories that will deliver long term growth
Ideal candidate:
- You will currently be working as a food buyer wither within food retail, food wholesale or food manufacturing within the UK.
- It is essential that you can demonstrate a passion for trading and a flair for commerciality along with fantastic negotiation skills
- Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders.
- As Buyer Food you have excellent resilience skills and will evidence an accountability for results and taking decisions
- You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude
Benefits & details:
- Salary up to £45k plus bonus and excellent benefits
- Fantastic culture with genuine focus on personal development
- Hybrid role - 3 days in the office near Chippenham 2 days from home
Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17122/7. Confidentiality assured.
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