Buyer - Livestock

Morrisons; Crossgate; Presencial; GBP 35.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in our supermarkets and 1

Add. 10% discount card for a friend/fm

Leadership School / career progression

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits

MyPerks discounts

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Descripción de la vacante

Morrisons is seeking a Buyer in our Livestock team at the Spalding site. You will manage current and new supplier relationships, securing livestock at the weekly price on farm or market, and deliver stock to plan while coordinating with the site, abattoir, planning, and transport teams to meet our retail needs.

You will have direct line management responsibility for two team members and lead sourcing across beef, lamb and pork categories, ensuring on-time buying and KPI delivery while

Formación

• Experience in the livestock industry preferable, or previous buying experience.
• Evidence of being a proven negotiator.
• Proven experience of delivering category strategies in a complex, competitive market.
• Knowledge of the livestock industry, buying/sourcing and good knowledge of the retail consumer needs.
• A strong reputation for customer relations.
• The ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to use excel and basic computer programmes.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to deal with immediate changes, moving suppliers around to comply with operational needs.

Responsabilidades

• Number of stock bought direct from Farm.
• Weights/Grades/Spec of Cattle & Lambs supplied.
• Build critical relationships with all Myton Food Group suppliers; representing the company in a fair and reputable way.
• Work with other buyers, the Livestock Office: Operations, Admin, Transport and Livestock Technical Auditor, plus lairage, abattoir and planning to meet consumer needs.
• Service to abattoirs within 98% to Plan.
• Sourcing up to £450+ million of stock every year across beef, lamb & pork from over 3,000 suppliers.
• Achievement of Livestock KPIs.
• Safeguard our business by visiting 100% of suppliers.
• Build strong relationships with supplier base; visit farmers regularly.
• Source livestock to business needs and retail consumer requirements.
• Optimise batches to meet plan and delivery numbers.
• Monitor supplier performance and coordinate marketing with livestock development and admin teams.
• Confirm all buying on time in full to conform to planning, operations and transport requirements.
• Ensure information provided is correct to reduce downtime for the processor.
• Know and support Myton's Welfare & Sustainability policies.

Conocimientos

Negotiation

Relationship building

Livestock buying experience

Category strategies

Herramientas

Excel

Descripción del empleo

More About The Role

We're looking for a Buyer within our Livestock team based at our Spalding site. This role will maintain relationships with current and new suppliers, securing livestock at the given weekly price on farm or market. Delivering stock to plan, managing stakeholder relationships across the site, planning and external sales. They will also have direct line management responsibility for 2 team members.

More About The Role

We're looking for a Buyer within our Livestock team based at our Spalding site. This role will maintain relationships with current and new suppliers, securing livestock at the given weekly price on farm or market. Delivering stock to plan, managing stakeholder relationships across the site, planning and external sales. They will also have direct line management responsibility for 2 team members.

Some of your responsibilities will include

• Number of stock bought direct from Farm
• Weights/Grades/Spec of Cattle & Lambs supplied
• Build critical relationships with all Myton Food Group suppliers. Representing the company in a fair and reputable way
• Working in conjunction with other buyers, the Livestock Office: Operations, Admin, Transport and Livestock Technical Auditor, in addition to the lairage, abattoir and planning. To ensure that ideas are shared and the teams work as one to meet the needs of our consumer
• Service to abattoirs within 98% to Plan
• Sourcing up to £450+ million of stock every year, including: beef, lamb & pork, dealing with over 3,000 suppliers
• Achievement of Livestock KPIs
• Safeguard our business by getting closer to our customers; ensuring 100% of suppliers are visited
• Build strong relationships with our supplier base be visible and visit farmers regularly
• Ensure that livestock is sourced to our business needs and to the requirements of our retail consumer
• Optimise batches to ensure that stock is bought to plan, with correct delivery numbers adhered to
• Monitor supplier performance and review our publicity and marketing to tackle issues, working closely with the livestock development and admin team
• Confirm all buying on time in full as soon as possible, to conform to planning, operations and transport requirements
• Ensure that all information provided is correct to reduce potential operational downtime for the processor
• Know and play a role in facilitating Myton's Welfare & Sustainability policies.

More About Our Perks

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Experience in the livestock industry preferable, or previous buying experience
• Evidence of being a proven negotiator
• Proven experience of delivering category strategies in a complex, competitive market
• Knowledge of the livestock industry, buying/sourcing and good knowledge of the retail consumer needs
• A strong reputation for customer relations
• The ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to use excel and basic computer programmes
• Good communication skills
• Ability to deal with immediate changes, moving suppliers around to comply with operational needs.