Junior Buyer

**Foodbuy is a leading food procurement organisation based in the UK. With over £1bn of managed spend, we bring together the widest range of foodservice and hospitality clients on the planet to buy food, and everything associated with it. We work closely with our clients to deliver expert procurement services saving them both time and money and enabling them to focus on what really matters to their businesses.**
**Looking to develop a career in buying in a fast paced and exciting environment with a company that values people and their development?**
**We have an exciting opportunity to join Foodbuy as a Junior Buyer**
- ** Up to £30,000 per annum dependent on experience**:

- ** Hybrid working - 2 days on site per week**:

- ** On-going training & development**:

- ** Aviva DigiCare+** - Employee Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion**:

- ** Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)**
- ** Free meals when on site**:

- ** Employee Assistance Programme**:

- ** Holiday Purchase scheme**

As a Junior Buyer you will provide varied administrative support to the Category Development Team. You will support with internal and external communication, supplier and client reporting, marketing, managing Helpdesk tickets, scheduling meetings, keeping minutes and action follow up.

As Junior Buyer you will also be responsible for:

- Day-to-Day liaising with the wider category team to support clients and suppliers
- Pulling data from various data points and collating into a readable format.
- Contract and price change administration to include loading documents onto our e-platform.
- Coordination of client communication and product sampling session.
- Preparation of meeting agendas, content creation and capturing team actions.
- Manage ad-hoc projects and follow-up with team members as required.
- Maintain a strong working relationship with other relevant teams, including CET, Business Pricing, CID and IT.
- First line response for category to chase invoices from suppliers.

The successful Junior Buyer will have:

- Business administration support experience
- Experience in a procurement or supply chain environment is beneficial
- Strong IT skills and an ability to learn systems quickly
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Team a orientated and flexible approach
- Confidence and demonstrate a “Can Do” attitude
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written & verbal)
- High standard of literacy skills, attention to detail and accuracy
- Self-motivated & willing to use initiative
- Comfortable working in a fast paced and deadline driven environment
- Able to multi-task
- Advanced Microsoft Office, Excel and Powerpoint