Food Buyer

Wise Employment Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Food Buyer in a well-established company in Plymouth. This role involves sourcing food-related products, negotiating with suppliers, and maximizing sales and profitability. You will play a crucial role in implementing product strategies and ensuring customer satisfaction. With a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, this position offers a chance to grow your career in a dynamic environment. Join a forward-thinking team that values creativity and collaboration, and make a significant impact in the food industry.

Benefits

21 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Long service awards

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in the food-related industry is essential.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maximize sales, margin, and profitability in a diverse category.
• Sourcing new products, developing supplier relationships, and negotiating prices.

Skills

Buyer experience

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Market awareness

Communication skills

Job description

Type: Permanent
Benefits: Benefits package
Job Ref: PL23615
Posted: 29/01/2025 Apply Now

Job Description

Wise Employment is currently recruiting for an experienced Buyer (Food) for an expanding, exciting, and well-established company based in the Plymouth area. You will need to have buying experience within a background of food-related products.

(Very competitive Salary DOE and benefits package). This role will be working Monday to Friday 8.45am to 5.30pm and offers 21 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays), long service awards, cycle to work scheme, and an employee discount scheme.

As a Food Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing new products and categories, developing relationships with suppliers, and negotiating competitive prices, along with overall pushing your category forward.

What your day will look like as a Food Buyer:

You will be primarily responsible for maximising sales, margin, and profitability within a fast-moving and diverse category. Your days will vary, allowing you to have ultimate responsibility for the implementation and evaluation of the product strategy and ensuring that the business is meeting customer needs. Using your creative mind and forward way of thinking, you will need to monitor and review competitor information; therefore, you will need to come up with new ideas to ensure your product offering stays relevant in a changing market. By working with your team, you need to play a lead role within reviews, supplier negotiations, promotions, and pricing.

This is an exciting opportunity as an experienced Food Buyer to add and deliver your input into your cross-functional team to deliver great product availability and quality.

Experience Required for the Food Buyer role:

1. You will need to have buyer experience and it is essential to have experience within the food-related industry.
2. You will have proven relationship-building experience of influencing both internal and external stakeholders.
3. You will need excellent organisational skills with strong market and commercial awareness.
4. You will need to have an excellent ability to communicate with various suppliers and employees, making you an excellent team player in a fast-paced environment.
5. Have an ability to build relationships and influence both internal and external stakeholders.

If you are keen on progressing your career with a long-standing and reputable company, earning a competitive salary, please apply for this job board or contact Wise Employment Plymouth.