Buyer

Blakeney Point Search; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing business is seeking a highly organised Buyer to join its fast-paced Procurement team in Wembley. This role involves maintaining supplier performance, conducting market analysis, and ensuring raw material availability for production. Candidates should have experience in purchasing or supply chain management and excellent analytical skills. Competitive sourcing and negotiation abilities are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in purchasing, stock control, or supply chain management.
• Detail-oriented with strong organisational skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and write clear reports.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate pricing data in business systems.
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance.
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure raw materials availability.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

A-level education (or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Buyer Food Manufacturing Permanent Opportunity

About the Role

A leading food manufacturing business is seeking a highly organised Buyer to join its fast-paced Procurement team based in Wembley. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic supply chain operation by supporting stock control and purchasing activities, ensuring seamless raw material availability and cost-effective sourcing.

This role suits a commercially aware individual with strong supplier management, negotiation, and analytical skills who thrives on delivering value and maintaining high service standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate pricing data in business systems and communicate changes to stakeholders.

• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance across cost, service, and quality metrics.

• Collaborate with internal departments and suppliers to ensure raw materials are available for production and new product launches.

• Conduct market analysis and negotiate competitive prices to support accurate product costing.

• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives.

• Understand raw material parameters (shelf-life, MOQ, usage) to ensure procurement feasibility.

What We re Looking For

• A-level education (or equivalent); a degree is not essential if supported by relevant experience.

• Proven experience in purchasing, stock control, or supply chain management (ideally within food or FMCG).

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

• Detail-oriented with strong organisational and analytical abilities.

• Proficiency in Excel and business systems for data analysis and reporting.

• Able to maintain accurate records and write clear reports.

Working Relationships

• Internal: Procurement, Stock Control, Commercial, Operations, Planning, Technical, Finance, NPD

• External: Suppliers (some customer-facing involvement)