Category Buyer, Food Manufacturing, Hull
- Employer
- Focus Management Consultants Ltd
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Salary
- £38000 - £43000 per annum
- Closing date
- 19 Aug 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Other Job Function, Purchasing
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
A great opportunity for an ambitious Buyer to gain genuine career progression with a market leading food business.
My client is a fast growing, innovative, multi-site food business with a reputation for exciting products and quality. They reward and look after employees well and offer outstanding long-term opportunities for progression.
They are now looking for an experienced Buyer to take a step up to the next level as Category Buyer. You'll work as part of a close-knit team and be responsible for the category management and strategic sourcing of a range of ingredients, ensuring that the business is the preferred customer for category led innovation.
You will need to have strong strategic sourcing experience, ideally within functional ingredients in the food industry. Strong negotiation skills and working knowledge of the total cost of ownership are essential, as are first class stakeholder engagement skills. Personality is key within the business and you will need to be self-motivated, be great at building long-term relationships and be a real ambassador of procurement within the business.
To apply please send your CV through to me today.
Tel: +44 (0) 1625 560778 REF. HLJ895182
Follow Focus Management on Twitter @foodjob
Company
Founded in 1990, Focus delivers excellent recruitment solutions in the changing world of the food and drink industry. We are proud of our talented team of knowledgeable recruitment specialists covering all functions and sectors offering a bespoke service for our clients.
We provide Permanent and Interim recruitment solutions across Manufacturing, Retail, Foodservice, Food Technology, Product Development, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Sales & Marketing from Graduate to Board Level.
We’ve worked across the globe, recruiting for start-ups through to large international organisations. We have helped and made a real difference to a vast array of clients working collaboratively as they recruit the very best talent to support their strategies.
Our guiding principles and culture are built on 3 pillars:
- An employee-owned business where we all thrive A business with a culture of pride, trust, kindness and wanting to be the BEST
- An environment that embraces lifestyle goals offering balance, fun and an engaging place to work
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