Job Description
Category Manager – Fresh Produce | £60K to £70K + £6,420 car allowance + 15% Bonus + 25 days annual leave + additional benefits
North London / Hertfordshire Office (3 days a week)
Overview:
Talent Drive are pleased to be supporting an excellent opportunity working with a family owned food service business who are going from strength to strength and have exciting growth plans. This business are a leader within the Fresh Produce space and due to recent success are expanding their team to hire a new Category Manager.
As a Category Manager for Fresh Produce you will be part of the team that is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and purchasing fresh produce for the organisation. You will be tasked with developing the category strategies for the allocated categories within the overall fresh produce category.
What the role involves:
1. Finding potential suppliers, visiting, and meeting existing suppliers, building, and maintaining relationships.
2. Negotiate best price on key product categories ensuring quality and technical requirements are met.
3. Managing Suppliers relationships both home and abroad.
4. Managing key internal relationships with supply chain, sales, operations, logistics and quality teams.
5. Communicate with suppliers to ensure deliver...