Food Buyer

1 month ago


Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Pure Staff Ltd Full time

You must be a determined negotiator, organised and confident enough to tackle the everyday challenges of business. This is an amazing opportunity so we want enthusiastic, self-motivated and self-driven individuals to join our great team and bring some fresh and organic ideas/perspectives to the team.

This role is for a natural negotiator, who loves a challenge, and 100% committed to putting the time and effort into their development and progression. In turn, they will receive coaching and mentoring from some highly skilled and knowledgeable buyers, receive varied training such as: stock replenishment, negotiating supplier discounts, category management, covering different categories from dry good, ambient goods, and drinks.

Duties: (INDPERM)

Develop an exciting and credible range
Work effectively to drive department sales and profit; focusing on meeting customer needs, whilst planning and developing for the future
Build and maintain key relationships with the supply base in order to achieve maximum flexibility and reliability
Demonstrate a pro-active approach to product quality e.g., identifying and resolving issues early on Skills:

Outstanding commercial awareness
NPD Exposure
High attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels
Good time management, prioritisation, negotiation & organisational skills
Strong presentation skills
The ability to perform under pressure
Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant qualification/experience (CIPS)
Advanced Excel skills
Food, Drinks or FMCG experience is essential
Experience in world foods would be ideal BUT NOT essential


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