Full-time Permanent Associate
Posted 28 May 2026
Description
Summary:
The Procurement and Trading Executive will play a crucial role in optimising the purchasing processes and trading activities within our organisation. Based in Haverfordwest, Wales, this permanent full-time position is essential for ensuring that we maintain strong supplier relationships and achieve cost-effective procurement strategies. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of our supply chain operations, directly impacting our business success.
Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement procurement strategies to ensure cost-effective purchasing.
* Assist in managing supplier relationships and negotiate to pricing targets to secure favourable terms.
* Monitor inventory levels and forecast demand to ensure timely procurement.
* Collaborate with internal teams to understand their procurement needs working closely with field services and operation teams.
* Collaborate with external stakeholders including growers and hauliers to effectivity manage performance, planted areas, crop development, yield forecasts and delivery schedules.
* Analyse procurement data to identify trends, commercial data and opportunities for improvement.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with growers, suppliers and traders whileidentifying trading opportunities for surplus stock, supporting profitablegrowth strategies through market insight.
* Ensure compliance with company policies and relevant regulations in all procurement activities.
Qualifications:
* A degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or a related field is preferred
* Or at least 2 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management or related field
* Previous experience of SAGE Accounting is preferable
* Strong negotiation and communication skills
* High level of proficiency in oral and written English, Basic Welsh is desirable
* Proficiency in procurement software and Microsoft Office Suite
* Ability to analyse data and make informed decisions
* Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Company Overview
Puffin Produce evolved from the original Pembrokeshire Potato Marketing Group, a quality growers' co-operative formed during the 1970s. Puffin Produce was created in 1995 and we remain true to our collective roots, set firmly in the Pembrokeshire countryside. Today, Puffin Produce is a successful company working from our Withybush headquarters. We supply a range of quality Welsh potatoes and vegetables throughout Wales, including our delicious Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) produce: Pembrokeshire Earlies Potatoes, and Welsh Leeks. Our premium brand 'Blas y Tir' meaning 'Taste of the Land', supplies genuinely Welsh produce to meet increasing demand from Welsh shoppers. The brand also proudly showcases our partnership with our sister-company, Pembrokeshire Creamery Ltd, through the production of Blas y Tir Welsh milk. We also supply a range of retailers and wholesalers throughout Wales with some of most popular produce varieties, as well as our seasonal daffodils. At Puffin Produce we're small enough to take care over every detail of growing great fresh produce. But we've also made major investments in state-of-the-art equipment to ensure that we deliver top quality and freshness to Welsh shoppers, every week of the year.
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