Fresh Produce Trading & Commercial Lead
Zest Food Jobs
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Job summary
Zest Food Jobs is seeking a commercially minded Fresh Produce specialist to join a well-established fresh produce business in a high-impact, newly created trading role. You will own daily buying and selling, pricing and margin delivery across wholesale, foodservice, export and independent channels.
Working directly with the CEO, you will shape commercial direction, take ownership of stock risk, and drive growth in non-retail channels while maintaining strong supplier relationships and ensuring
Qualifications
- 2–3+ years’ experience buying, selling or trading fresh produce (or short shelf-life FMCG)
- Strong commercial judgement and natural trading instinct
- Experience supplying wholesale and/or foodservice customers
- Confident working with pricing, costings and financial data
- Established network within non-retail fresh produce markets
- Experience across fruit, vegetables or specialist categories
- Strong analytical capability
- Willingness to travel when required
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of daily buying and selling activity
- Set and adjust pricing in line with live market conditions
- Deliver and protect gross margin performance
- Manage stock risk and short shelf-life exposure
- Align supply with customer demand to optimise returns
- Drive growth across wholesale, foodservice and independent accounts
- Identify and secure new non-retail opportunities
- Build strong supplier relationships and coordinate supply programmes
- Monitor quality, availability and commercial performance
Skills
Job description
Zest Food Jobs is seeking a commercially minded Fresh Produce specialist to join a well-established fresh produce business in a high-impact, newly created trading role. You will own daily buying and selling, pricing and margin delivery across wholesale, foodservice, export and independent channels.
Working directly with the CEO, you will shape commercial direction, take ownership of stock risk, and drive growth in non-retail channels while maintaining strong supplier relationships and ensuring
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