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Senior Buyer Produce

Employer
Hays Retail
Location
North West England
Salary
£55000.00 - £65000.00 per annum + Car + Bonus + Benefits
Closing date
3 Oct 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying

Job Details



If you're a Fresh Food / Produce Procurement and Buying professional looking for a new career challenge, job opportunities don't come much better than this. With this hugely successful retail organisation, you will have the opportunity to grow this key category in an environment where you will be given the opportunity to flex your skills, supported by innovative technologies, new ways of working and the freedom to shape long term strategy, all as part of your day to day job.
In this role, the job-holder will be required to source and develop a range of fruit and veg that meets with a demanding customers needs in order to maximise sales and margin, whilst minimising waste. As a result of the competitive nature of this product area, it is heavily focused on price, quality and availability, and thus the effective management of a diverse international supplier base is vital.

To be considered for this role, you must have a proven track record of success in the procurement and buying of a fresh food range within a retail, wholesale or foodservice environment, where you will have developed first class negotiation and influencing skills as well as the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. You must also be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills along with an outstanding attention to detail.

This is the opportunity to work for an organisation with a brand and reputation second to none in the UK, and the salary and benefits on offer are first rate, including a competitive salary, company car and bonus. Furthermore, this is business focused on maximising their internal resources and thus you will have many development and progression opportunities. Please note that due to the high volume of responses we receive, only successful applicants will be contacted within 5 working days

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Company

Hays’ consultants are retail experts, from to multinational supermarkets to small retail chains. They are passionate about the retail profession and use their knowledge and expertise to find retail professionals their ideal jobs.

Our strong links with some of the biggest retail employers around the UK enables us to offer a range of store manager jobs, garment technician jobs, and merchandiser jobs across the country.

Our expert consultants offer a personalised recruitment service to guide you through every stage of the recruitment process. 

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