Beer Buyer

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and fast paced business as we rapidly expand our warehousing, routes to market, breweries and bar estate. A good working knowledge of the UK Craft beer industry is required. This role would suit someone with a hospitality management background who would like to stay in the industry while moving away from bar life.

A Day On The Job.....

As a Beer Buyer you will manage our supply of products and services. The main duty is to ensure the company sources quality and affordable products in a reasonable time.

You will play a key role in continuous process improvement and providing the business with a competitive edge. You will work very closely with marketing, sales, logistics and the managing director.

Key Responsibilities
- Sourcing market leading product solutions that will delight our customers by capitalising on consumer insight
- Liaising with general managers of our estate bars & key customers from the free trade to determine their product and service needs
- Negotiating prices & supplier agreements in line with our commercial targets
- Forecasting across different product categories
- Creating purchase orders, ordering, organising and confirming delivery of goods & services
- Managing product quality, monitoring supplier performance & ensuring corrective action is

promptly taken when required
- Managing the IT systems that track inventory, shipments, the supply & payment of goods
- Identifying areas for improvement to continually drive performance & business results
- Developing strong relationships with business stakeholders & strategic supply partners to

improve business
- Overseeing customer credit, debt & payment

**Qualifications**:

- 1+ year of procurement experience
- Experience of forecasting
- Strong, proven negotiation skills
- Highly organised with high level of attention to detail
- Passionate about beers, ciders & spirits
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Effective planner with excellent analytical & problem solving skills
- Ability to use your initiative
- Self-starter with ability to monitor your own performance
- Flexibility & open to change
- Ability to work well under pressure

Employment Type

Full-time
Competitive salary dependant upon experience
Based on-site in our office at Elvington, York

**Salary**: From £25,000.00 per year

**Salary**: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- York, YO41 4EL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)