Buyer

COREcruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing purchasing business in the hospitality sector is seeking a Buyer to enhance relationships with suppliers and support procurement solutions. This role involves sourcing, negotiating with suppliers, and developing category strategies. The ideal candidate should have experience in the hospitality/food industry, strong negotiation skills, and a CIPS qualification is desirable. This position offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for growth within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Previous buying experience within the hospitality/food industry or sectors covering multiple categories.
• Experienced in fast-paced procurement.
• Hands-on approach with strong negotiation, writing, and admin skills.
• Good communication and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and provide procurement solutions as required.
• Source, tender, and negotiate with suppliers.
• Deliver reports and analysis for stakeholders.
• Conclude contracts with suppliers.
• Develop and implement category strategies.

Skills

Buying experience in hospitality/food industry

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

Buyer – Purchasing Business – Hybrid - £50K + Benefits

My client is a growing purchasing business who specialise in procurement for premium hospitality clients.

They are currently looking for a Buyer to join their team. The successful Buyer will be responsible for maintaining and nurturing relationships with existing suppliers while seeking opportunities with new suppliers to enhance the business position across all buying categories.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented Buyer to join a brilliant business who can offer an enjoyable working environment and genuine progression opportunities.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with wider teams to support and provide procurement solutions as required.
• Sourcing, tendering, negotiating with suppliers as requested by the business.
• Use data and insights to deliver reports and analysis for key stakeholders.
• Presenting back solutions to internal customers and concluding contracts with suppliers
• Develop and implement category strategies and establish strategic relationships with suppliers.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure continuity of goods and services meet the quality, service, and price required.
• Work with the Procurement team to streamline and improve sourcing processes.

The Ideal Buyer Candidate:

• Have previous buying experience within the hospitality/ food industry or food related sectors, ideally covering multiple categories.
• Experienced in fast paced procurement.
• CIPS qualified is desirable.
• Experienced in developing category strategy and strategic sourcing.
• Have a hands‑on approach with strong negotiation, writing and admin skills.
• Good communication and organisation skills.
• Must be able to drive.

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to Mikey at COREcruitment dot com / [e-mail]