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Buyer

Employer
CPA Recruitment
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
£31k - £34k
Closing date
7 Dec 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Purchasing
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

A thriving business who are currently going through an exciting period of expansion are seeking a Buyer to join their dedicated team in London.

 

Job Role

To provide buying expertise across the supply base that delivers the finest products and solutions to achieve the broader business objectives:

  1. Provide the best buying execution
  2. Build expertise and knowledge in Core Product Categories
  3. Improve and manage the supply base
  4. Develop the functional buying capability

 

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be need to have experience in the key areas below:

Main Job Function

  • Manage the supply base and collectively work with colleagues to ensure the desired quality, price, and service standards are achieved
  • Follow the company strategy, policies and procedure to carry out all purchasing activities
  • Negotiate all contract terms including pricing, rebates, promotions, exclusivity with the suppliers
  • Provide ongoing recommendations to the business by utilising and managing the live product category
  • Along with Senior Buyer develop the company’s buying process to meet the demands of the customers and business requirements
  • Provide recommendations for income generation and reductions in cost
  • Showcase knowledge of market and become the ‘expert’ in your division

Resource Management

  • Provide accurate and detailed information market and product information for customers and colleagues
  • Communicate with stakeholders to provide detail of the category plans ensuring the information and recommendations are beneficial for the wider business

People Management

  • Help develop and train direct reports daily
  • Assist the Senior Buyers with the development and performance of the whole team

 

Personal Profile

Essentials:

  • Educated to degree level or above
  • Numerate and literate, with solid Microsoft Office skills
  • Previous Buying experience in a similar role
  • Experience of working to tight deadlines
  • Strong communication skills
  • Basic understanding of requirements for Food Safety, Food Quality and Customer Audit Compliance

Desirable:

  • Previous experience in a food-related role with an international supply base
  • Experience of project / category management
  • Supplier contract negotiation
  • Part or fully CIPS qualified
  • Fluency in a second language (Chinese / Italian / French / Spanish) would be advantageous, as would experience in dealing with an international supply chain

 

Salary

£31k - £33k per annum

 

Hours

40 hours per week - Monday to Friday

 

Ref Code: FMW38874

 

Due to a high volume of responses, we cannot reply to each application individually. If you have not had a response within one week, we are sorry to say your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Company

International specialists in the provision of practical recruitment and resourcing solutions, across every sector of the food and drink industry, CPA Recruitment is a name synonymous with quality and service, as well as being a business that’s justifiably proud of its well earned reputation.

Offering a global capability, we’re able to draw on an unrivalled wealth of in-house expertise and are clearly acknowledged as one of the market leaders in our field.


Highly respected in the food & drink industry, we are dedicated to building partnerships in business, with both clients and candidates that bring, mutual benefits to all parties, on a long term basis.


With twenty year’s experience, we have grown a talented team of consultants, whose knowledge and experience and expertise of the food and drink recruitment market guarantees that success will be at your disposal to achieve your recruitment objective.


We are renowned for providing bespoke solutions, with in-built flexibility and have a long and successful history of handling both UK and overseas assignments, at all levels, on behalf of a loyal and growing client base – ranging from global blue-chip organisations to independent enterprises.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 8203 1000
Location
Eclipse House
20 Sandown Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD24 7AE
United Kingdom

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