Our client:
* 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
Ideal candidate:
* 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...