Catering & Hygiene Buyer Inverness | Full Time | Procurement & Supply Chain Are you an experienced Buyer with a sharp eye for detail and a passion for getting things right the first time? We’re looking for a knowledgeable and proactive Buyer to join our fast-paced Catering & Hygiene division in Inverness. This is a great opportunity to step into a key role where your decisions directly impact stock flow, supplier performance, and customer satisfaction. You’ll be working with trusted suppliers, internal teams, and industry-leading products to keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. What You’ll Be Doing Monitoring product demand and placing timely orders using your stock control, forecasting, and system knowledge Managing purchase orders, chasing acknowledgements, and ensuring suppliers meet agreed pricing and delivery terms Keeping the team informed with accurate product availability and delivery timelines Maintaining up-to-date and accurate records for both selling and purchasing prices Communicating additional charges like freight or packaging to ensure accurate customer billing Supporting the sales teams by answering product or order queries quickly and effectively Collaborating across departments and stepping in where extra support is needed What You’ll Bring Proven experience as a Buyer with a clear understanding of procurement best practice Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and an ability to work confidently with data Understanding of Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and how to implement this within a stock management system Excellent communication, organisation, and IT skills Ability to work independently while being a dependable and collaborative team player Prior knowledge of hygiene and catering products is an advantage – but full product training will be provided How Success Will Be Measured Stock availability and accuracy: Meeting target levels while avoiding overstock or stockouts Supplier performance: Deliveries arriving on time and in full, with minimal issues or delays Data integrity: Maintaining accurate pricing and stock information within our system Internal feedback: Positive collaboration Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be able to commute to our Inverness office, as this is a full-time office-based role.