Category Buyer - Food
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Location
West London, London
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
£40000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
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Contact:
Sheila Harris
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Contact email:
sheila.harris@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
45000
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Salary low:
40000
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Job ref:
J11264_1528271990
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Published:
almost 6 years ago
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Expiry date:
2018-07-06
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Startdate:
06/06/2018
Category Buyer - Food
My client a Major Food organisation are seeking to recruit an experienced purchasing individual with strong experience in Food Purchasing ideally Frozen products, and experience of working with co-packers.
Key responsibilities:
- Conduct product reviews and tenders as necessary to deliver cost savings
- Communicate clearly with customer stakeholders on progress of product reviews/tenders as part of the procurement process
- Deliver pricing agreements
- Work closely with the sourcing analysts to create spend analysis and category overviews to share with the customer
- Analyse data prepared by analysts to create future projects
- Formulate and drive buying strategy
- Manage key internal stakeholders to ensure requirements are met
- Conduct purchasing reviews
- Work with regional offices abroad to drive procurement strategy
Person Specification:
- Proven food purchasing experience (ideally frozen products) procurement experience within FMCG/Retail/Foodservice environment
- International experience particulary Europe is an advantage
- Strong knowledge of category management and its performance measurements, processes, and contracts
- Solid negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Solid contract management skills.
- Experience of working with co-packers
- Strong ability on Excel