Buyer

COREcruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing purchasing business in the United Kingdom is seeking a talented Buyer to enhance supplier relationships and support procurement solutions. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in the hospitality or food industry, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to drive. This role offers an enjoyable work environment with genuine progression opportunities. Responsibilities include sourcing and negotiating with suppliers, managing relationships, and developing category strategies. Competitive salary of £50K plus benefits is on offer.

Benefits

Genuine progression opportunities

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Previous buying experience within the hospitality/food industry or related sectors.
• Experience in fast-paced procurement environments.
• Desirable to hold a CIPS qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support and provide procurement solutions across teams.
• Source, tender, and negotiate with suppliers.
• Deliver reports and analysis for key stakeholders.
• Present solutions and conclude contracts with suppliers.
• Develop and implement category strategies.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure quality and service.
• Work with procurement to improve sourcing processes.

Skills

Buying experience in hospitality/food industry

Fast-paced procurement

Strong negotiation skills

Good communication skills

Organisational 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]