Fresh Produce Buyer

3 months ago

Bruton, United Kingdom The Newt in Somerset Full time

**Fresh Produce Buyer**

**£30,000 - £35,000 per annum**

**Based at The Newt in Somerset**

**40 hours from Sunday - Thursday**

**Our Fresh Produce Buyer**

Working as part of the Product Team, the Fresh Produce Buyer will lead the product strategy for the Fresh Produce category, building a balanced product assortment that is aligned with the overall business strategy.

In collaboration with the Head of Food and Productive Growing Team they will develop the fruit & vegetable offering, prioritising core Estate-grown produce.

The Newt has a new Hydroponic Glasshouse and a Mushroom House on site, plus fields of veg and a dedicated produce processing area. It will be Buyer’s responsibility to coordinate orders and deliveries around the Estate so that our customers and chefs are supplied with the finest seasonal produce.

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic person with a keen interest in seasonal, local food and knowledge of fresh produce. Attention to detail is paramount as we are uncompromising on quality.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Daily ordering, goods-in and Estate stock management.
- Effective forecasting and ordering to cover a seven day a week operation.
- Being available to assist with quality checking, goods in procedures, splitting and repacking bulk orders.
- Sourcing the best suppliers to ensure a consistent supply of high quality, seasonal produce, using local suppliers at all times and extending the season through our overseas Sister Estates.
- Responsible for category budgets and option counts; monitoring & maintaining price point hierarchy as well as intake and retained margins.
- Providing suppliers with seasonal forecasts, and using the buying power and your influence to negotiate better prices, preferential terms and good lead times.
- Owning the quality process from supplier expectations, to on-site inspections to delivery to The Newt, and continuing spot checks through the product lifecycle to both ecommerce and farm shop.
- Creating a strategy to ensure that all customers get the freshest possible produce and minimise waste, continuously monitoring slow sellers.
- Managing the seasonal growing calendar with the Productive Growing team, and creating the weekly produce newsletter.
- Devising and managing the fruit & veg box subscriptions including seasonal boxes and recipe/meal kits - including management of the back-end systems and inventory.
- Forecasting and ordering excellent produce for our key Estate events.
- Working closely with our Sister Estates to maximise the potential of their products, negotiating good rates, and ensuring that their listing of Newt brand products is complete and up to date.
- Working in a flexible way to support changing trends and seasonal opportunities.
- Aligning the product offer across all channels; responsible for the product display and information in the online shop and physical shops, providing full product details for the product copywriter, web merchandiser and visual merchandiser, creating point of sale information where necessary.
- Consideration of product packaging quality, durability, price and aesthetics as a key part of the product.
- Working with the operations team to optimise space and inventory management across multiple sites.
- Providing product guidance and training for shop staff and customer services teams.
- Ordering packaging and keeping labelling up to date.

**What we can offer**
- A positive workplace environment with opportunities to develop both personally and professionally.
- ** Stay in shape** with our complimentary use of our gym and wellbeing classes
- Look after your wellbeing with complimentary access to our **Spa and swimming pool**s and our exclusive benefit of 50% of Spa Treatments.
- Enjoy shopping in both our shops on estate and online with **30% discount for all our colleagues** and free delivery for any online purchases.
- Discover **exclusive perks** with our Discounted hotel stays for staff, accompanied by a fantastic 30% discount at our restaurants.
- The opportunity to **ensure your views are heard** and shape the future of the business via our Employee Engine Room.
- Complimentary **garden membership** for the Newt and our partner gardens including the Eden Project, Kew Gardens and The Lost Gardens of Heligan
- ** Complimentary** meal whilst on shift, created **using fresh produce** from our estate by our dedicated staff food chefs
- ** We value your hard work** and recognise your achievements through our colleague recognition programme **“Newt Awards”** with the opportunity to achieve a variety of amazing rewards including a complimentary Hotel Stay.
- ** Support** from our **Employee Assistance Programme** for both yourself and your family
- A team that knows how to have fun with regular team engagement activities including monthly **Gather and Grow Motivational Speakers** and our regular fun squad events, which include activities such as **Go-Karting and Wine Tasting**, to name but a few

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