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Buying Assistant

2 months ago

UK, UK, United Kingdom Woods Foodservice Limited Full time

Buying Assistant - Fresh Produce - Woods Foodservice

(based at Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2YF)


  • Salary: From £28,000 to £30,000 (depending on experience)
  • YuLife Health & Wellbeing support and discounts
  • Company pension scheme
  • additional benefits linked to years of employment
  • 25 days holidays plus bank holidays


Sunday – Friday nights (with Saturday night and Tuesday night off)

Hours – 21:30pm-6:30am (flexibility needed for cover support, which will differ to 20:30pm-5:30am)

* Full UK Driving License is essential *


Here at Woods Foodservice, we are known as market leaders in the quality sector of the catering industry. We are at an exciting point of progression in the company with our relatively new Fresh Produce Unit. We are looking to enhance our expertise in this area by adding a Junior Fresh Produce Buying Assistant to this area, to ensure a reflection in this range that our ambient, chilled and frozen sectors already possess. At present, most of our customer are London-based, but we have already begun the expansion process into other major UK cities such as Manchester, Brighton and Bristol. The future is very promising


Tasks Include:

  • Assisting the fresh produce buyers with buying administrative support such as running daily reports, supporting them with placing orders, processing credits, etc.
  • Stepping in to support the team in busier period of the year and for holiday cover. This may include driving back and forth from the fresh produce market.
  • Helping to check deliveries when they arrive throughout the night and splitting the pallets to check and detect any issues with the orders to feed back to suppliers.
  • Checking waste and assisting with shorts throughout the night.
  • Providing assistance with analysis work in order to pinpoint areas for improvement to the senior buyers to use for insight.
  • Assisting with placing direct orders and remotely assisting with market buyers by helping them organize order lists.
  • Developing strong working relationships with Technical, Operations and Commercial Teams.


Required:

Experience in stock replenishment.

Experience of buying Fresh Produce is preferred.

Must hold a UK Driving License, no more than 6 points.

Confident driving 3.5 tonne Vans.

Must have a Forklift License.

Understanding of the supply chain process.

Good attention to & eye for detail.

Driven, self-motivated, pro-active.

Able to cope with the demands of a fast paced and changing business.

Effective team player, collaborator.

Ability to multi-task and prioritise.


Working at Woods Foodservice means you’ll be working alongside a real team-spirited group of people. We value honesty, integrity and big ideas and ensure that work-life balance is enjoyed by all. Professionalism and a positive attitude are the key attributes that make our employees stand out. With this in mind, we provide the tools necessary to ensure our teams remain passionate about their work and deliver excellence throughout their career with us. We are big on learning & development and consistently strive to identify upcoming talent in-house. If you’re willing to work hard and looking for a long-term career opportunity, this could be the role for you You’ll be joining a family business where hard work and dedication are rewarded.


To apply, submit your CV via LinkedIn.


Please note that due to expected high numbers of applicants, we will only be able to contact those applicants who best meet our role requirements. We thank you for your interest in advance.