Junior Buyer

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Junior Buyer to help ensure the smooth running of the operations in Foodbuy on a full time basis, contracted to 40 hours per week.

As a Junior Buyer, you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of quality work. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Could you bring your spark to Foodbuy? Here's what you need to know before applying:
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

Part of Compass Group UK&I, 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. With a team of over 200 procurement professionals driving us forward, our combination of unrivalled scale and outstanding data analysis sets us apart in our markets.

Job Reference: com/1410/96801010/52556141/WJ

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive?because diversity is our strength