Buyer

Posted 21/01/2025 by Produce People Recruitment Limited

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Location:
Evesham, Worcestershire
Salary/Rate:
£35,000 - £50,000/annum Car, Share options, health etc

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 it's seasonality together with the cultural, economic and environmental factors that can affect the supply chain.

Key elements of the role;

  • Source, negotiate and place orders
  • Checking stock of product against daily sales
  • Responsible for consignment profitability
  • Liaise with freight companies & suppliers
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with agents and shippers
  • Develop new sources of business whilst encouraging the development of existing suppliers
  • Develop a detailed understanding of the regional fresh produce markets around the world
  • Assist in the design, development and delivery of presentations to suppliers and/or customers
  • 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

Type:
Permanent
Start Date:
asap
Contract Length:
N/A
Job Reference:
JSG/21/01/25
Job ID:
222936336

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