Senior Buyer Food

Our client:

• Leading global food organisation focused on supplying the out of home sector
• Fantastic culture focused on personal development and entrepreneurial thinking
• Clear strategy focused on sales and profit growth.
• This Senior Buying role is ideal for forward thinking individual, who has excellent experience in managing complex negotiations within food or drink
• The role is 2 days in the office in Weybridge and 3 days at home (must live a reasonable commute from the office which is close to the train station)

The role:

• The successful Senior Buyer Food will lead a small team of buyers to deliver tenders and projects that deliver the commercial KPI’s for the business.
• The Senior Buyer Food will lead negotiations and the strategic plan to deliver maximum value for the business whilst delivering on sustainability objectives
• As Senior Buyer Food you will keep aware of supplier, market and competitor trends and activity to develop a strategic plan that will deliver long term growth
• Leading, coaching and developing the team you will lead multiple projects that deliver continuous improvement to drive best in class ways of working and procurement excellence.
• In the role the Senior Buyer Food will manage the impact of inflation and will closely monitor prices of commodity products identifying and mitigating.
• The Senior Buyer Food will work with category and account management teams to deliver the category strategy and targeted sales and profit.

Ideal candidate:

• You will currently be working as a food buyer wither within food retail or wholesale, foodservice or contract catering or blue chip FMCG within the UK
• It is essential that you can demonstrate a proven track record in running tenders, bids and RFQ’s along with fantastic negotiation experience
• As the Senior Buyer Food ideally you will have managed at least 1 team member
• Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with stakeholders.
• As Senior Buyer Fresh Food you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit
• You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude. You will also be a team player and will be able to lead and be a contributor to projects and work streams
• You will thrive in a growth focused entrepreneurial environment with a focus on continuous improvement and a passion for sustainability

Benefits & details:

• Salary up to £55, excellent bonus and benefits
• Fantastic culture with genuine focus on personal development, will support CIPS
• Role is split between the office in Weybridge (2 days and is close to train station) and home (3 days)

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17029/7. Confidentiality assured.

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