Experienced Fresh Produce Buyer
Ideally exotics experience, supplying into the UK's premier supermarket. International travel will be required.
This £200m T/O business has an enviable reputation as an employer and offers development, progression & training as well as a share option scheme. Previous fresh produce Buying & Procurement experience is a must with the desired category highly advantageous!
You will be a team player, confident & capable with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks quickly and efficiently. This is a key role within the department requiring a solid knowledge of the global fresh produce industry and its seasonality together with the cultural, economic and environmental factors that can affect the supply chain.
Key elements of the role:
1. Source, negotiate and place orders
2. Checking stock of product against daily sales
3. Responsible for consignment profitability
4. Liaise with freight companies & suppliers
5. Build and maintain effective working relationships with agents and shippers
6. Develop new sources of business whilst encouraging the development of existing suppliers
7. Develop a detailed understanding of the regional fresh produce markets around the world
8. Assist in the design, development and delivery of presentations to suppliers and/or customers
9. Represent the business within the global market
Excellent IT skills, specifically Excel are required, with a second language being highly desirable.
Up to £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company car
* Company events
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee stock ownership plan
* Employee stock purchase plan
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Health & wellbeing programme
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