Food Buyer

JR United Kingdom; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food organization seeks a Food Buyer to manage food categories, drive profitability, and negotiate supplier contracts. This role requires excellent negotiation and communication skills, with a focus on trading and data analysis. The position offers up to £65k salary, car allowance, and flexible working.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus

Pension

Health benefits

Qualifications

• Currently working in a food buying role in retail, wholesale, or foodservice.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Hands-on buying experience with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage food categories for long-term profitability.
• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve best prices.
• Work with Supply Chain to ensure delivery of customer demand.

Skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Communication

Influencing

Job description

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• Leading food organisation working across all out of home sectors
• Fantastic culture focused on personal development that offers flexible working
• Clear strategy focused on sales and profit growth
• Flexible working 2 days in the office near Windsor

The role:

• As Food Buyer you will manage a designated group of food categories and be responsible for delivering long-term profitability along with budgeted income and terms agreements.
• The Food Buyer will negotiate with the supply base to ensure lowest cost prices and most cost-effective routes to market.
• Working with the category and NPD teams the Food Buyer will deliver range and NPD opportunities that contribute to delivery of the company strategy
• In the role the Food Buyer will work with Supply Chain to ensure that suppliers are delivering SLA’s and meeting customer demand
• The Food Buyer will lead and manage the category review process you recommending cost saving initiatives and present pricing and market analysis with recommendations
• You will be someone who is currently working in a food buying role either within food retail, wholesale, hospitality or foodservice
• As Food Buyer you will demonstrate a passion for trading and a flair for commerciality and negotiation
• In the role of Food Buyer, you will have excellent influencing and presenting skills and will be fantastic at building internal and external relationships
• It is essential to be able to demonstrate hands on buying and have negotiated directly with suppliers demonstrating different tactics and styles.
• You must be a team player and have fantastic communication skills
• As Buyer you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit
• You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with a can-do attitude
• You will thrive in a highly personable, caring but ambitious driven organization

Benefits & details:

• Salary up to £65k plus car allowance, bonus, pension and health
• Flexible working 2 days a week in the office near Windsor
• Fantastic culture with genuine focus on personal development

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