Buyer
6 months ago
At Scotbeef, we produce high-quality innovative primary and value added red meat products to the UK retail sector, foodservice, and export markets.
We are a family-owned business with more than 100 years of experience in supplying high-quality meat products. Our company was founded in 1920 and is now run by the 4th generation of the Galloway family.
We have an exciting opportunity for a **Buyer **to join our team at Scotbeef, East Kilbride.
**Job Function**
To ensure OTIF procurement of the best quality equipment, goods and services, within budget at the most competitive prices, to enable operational fulfilment
**Main responsibilities**
- Monitor stock and accurately forecast and meet product demand - KPIs
- Ensure identification and provision of the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality
- build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers
- negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring and ensuring continuous improvement of the quality of products and service provided
- ensure timely and accurate processing of payments and invoices
- forecast price trends and their impact on future activities
- provide market analysis and identify possible growth streams
- develop and implement the company procurement/purchasing plan
- provide timely and regular reports to support SMT market understanding
- evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors
- ensure suppliers are aware of business objectives to deliver Scotbeef’s business targets
- Ensure compliance with all company and legislative requirements including but not limited to Food safety, Health & Safety
- Maximise team performance, efficiency and service levels and drive employee engagement
- Develop enhanced and future fit employee skillset and flexibility especially results focussed relationship fostering
- Support trainee development to ensure the ‘next generation’ workforce
**Skills required**
- PG CIPS membership preferred
- Excellent interpersonal, networking and influencing skills
- Results driven, with great commercial thinking (you know what a great deal looks like whilst valuing every pound)
- Relishing challenge and variety
- Flexible negotiation and excellent communication skills
- Attentive to detail with some strategic ability
- Flexible, adaptable and keen to support others’ development
- Strong team manager, discipline and performance driver
- Accreditation Food Hygiene equivalent at minimum level 3
- Excellent IT and report writing skills
- Speaking, writing and understanding excellent spoken and written English language. (This is an essential health & safety, traceability, management and quality control requirement which will be tested as part of the recruitment process)
- Strong numeracy skills
Work Location: In person
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