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Buyer Seafood

Employer
Mackenzie Jones
Location
Feltham
Salary
£45000 - £55000 per annum
Closing date
17 Oct 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Purchasing
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Seafood Buyer:

This is an exciting role for a Seafood buyer to join the EU head office of a market leading food manufacturer. 

COMPANY PROFILE – Seafood Buyer:

Our client launched over 100 years ago from their base in Europe and they were formed on the basis of strong customer service, innovative design and professional project management. 

DUTIES – Seafood Buyer:

• Managing a Budget on Seafood 
• Working with Internal Stakeholders
• Working closely with NPD Teams and product renovation teams
• Work closely with the Marketing and sourcing units for excellent customer service
• Setting and achieving cost reduction targets
• Sourcing specialist Seafood (fish & shell-fish)
• Working closely with external processing teams
• Price any variations and manage sub-contractor and client relationships

EXPERIENCE PROFILE – Seafood Buyer:

• Strong experience in global procurement of Seafood 
• Professional experience of purchasing contracts 
• Understanding of sustainability, seasonality and variance 
• Ability to build trust, relationships and manage expectations
• Commercially aware
• Professional in manner and able to be an ambassador of the business
• Able to conduct internal and external presentations
• Motivated self-starter - able to identify improvement ideas
• Ability to own and deliver own work against tight deadlines

PACKAGE – Seafood Buyer:
Salary: £45,000 – £55,000
Bonus and Company Benefits 
Please contact us immediately for more information on this role as a Seafood Buyer 

REFERENCE: 17699

Company

Mackenzie Jones are specialist recruitment consultants, focusing on the FMCG, Consumer Products & Manufacturing sectors. We manage roles based in the UK and internationally, both permanent and interim, from globally recognised organisations to local start-up businesses.

Recruitment is what we do but our real expertise is in connecting people. With established and relevant networks, we bring together talented professionals with a diverse client base in a way that is unrivalled. It is why many of our customers are long standing – they trust us to connect them with highly talented individuals.

And you will enjoy the way we work too. Quite simply, you are centre stage.  We actively manage our relationship with you because it means we can help you to recruit more successfully, with less risk, and it allows us to keep building those valuable networks which make all the difference.

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+44 (0) 121 644 3400

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