Night Fresh Produce Buyer & Market Operator

Watts Farms (Sales) Ltd; Widnes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Referral bonus

Development & Training opportunities

Onsite canteen area

Job summary

Watts Farms (Sales) Ltd is hiring a Night Buyer & Market Operative to purchase fresh produce at New Covent Garden Market, while ensuring quality, quantity and cost control. The role involves operating a Counterbalance forklift and delivering products back to the Aylesford site as needed.

Working closely with the Procurement Manager, you will source quantities of suitable quality goods at competitive prices and report daily on purchasing shortfalls and shelf-life concerns.

Qualifications

• Driving licence is essential for this position.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.
• Trustworthy, self-motivated and proactive with a high attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills coupled with confident decision making & prioritisation skills.
• I.T literate, intermediate MS Office (Word/Excel).
• Previous experience in fresh produce is preferred but not necessary.
• FLT licence is desirable, however full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Working collaboratively with the Procurement Manager on the day to day purchasing of products.
• Ensuring the accurate quantity of suitable quality product is sourced, at a price consistent with business requirements.
• Reporting daily to the Procurement Manager and Operations Team regarding any purchasing shortfalls or shelf-life concerns.
• Use of Counterbalance forklift in the market (unloading and loading of pallets, retrieving orders from market suppliers).
• Completing purchasing records accurately, including goods receipt notes, traceability and quality of assessment records.
• You may be required to make deliveries to customers en route to the market, as and when needed.

Skills

Driving licence

Communication skills

Initiative

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

MS Office

Tools

Counterbalance forklift

Job description

Watts Farms (Sales) Ltd is hiring a Night Buyer & Market Operative to purchase fresh produce at New Covent Garden Market, while ensuring quality, quantity and cost control. The role involves operating a Counterbalance forklift and delivering products back to the Aylesford site as needed.

Working closely with the Procurement Manager, you will source quantities of suitable quality goods at competitive prices and report daily on purchasing shortfalls and shelf-life concerns.