Buyer-Meat

We are working in collaboration with a leading supplier of High Quality Meat and Poultry products, and we are keen to speak to experienced Buyers from the Meat industry.

This vacancy is a site-based role; however, the successful Candidate will need to possess a full UK driving licence and Passport, and have a flexible approach to travel, UK, and occasionally abroad.

As a Buyer:

You will be responsible for purchasing Meat and Poultry. You will liaise closely with internal stakeholders, maintain, and develop strong supplier relationships and implement the company buying strategy, generating a solid base for current Customers and new business.

Key Accountabilities

• Implement the company buying strategy for their categories. Identifying the correct suppliers to provide the best possible commercial and product offering for our customer base and adjusting according to changing business requirements.
• To directly agree prices, volumes, and specifications with suppliers for raw materials, working closely with the Supply Chain, Planning and Operations teams.
• In conjunction with the Supply Chain team, manage supplier performance and ensure they are hitting requisite service levels and targeted KPIs. Where appropriate take action to address underperformance whilst acknowledging excellent supplier performance.
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the market pertaining to the categories responsible for and being the market expert on these categories.
• Creating effective, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and work closely with them in order to understand the business buying requirements.
• Accurate and timely administration of supplier cost prices.
• Play an integral role in the preparation of customer tenders, providing forward pricing indications for raw materials within the set deadlines.
• Identifying risks within the supply chain and making recommendations to ensure continuity of supply.

To be considered for the role of Buyer:

• Previous experience buying within a food purchasing role, ideally poultry. Experience within chilled food manufacturing/fresh meat supply, Foodservice.
• CIP qualified is advantageous.
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong relationships.
• Detailed understanding of product and material costings.
• Good working knowledge of both Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Effective presentation skills, both written and spoken to internal and external contacts.
• Good general purchasing practices on goods and services.
• The ability to work on own initiative with a flexible & open approach is essential as the product range within this remit is diverse.
• Ability to problem solve, to identify and resolve supply issues.
• To be able to demonstrate project management success.