Buyer – Food Service
- Employer
- ASP Group
- Location
- South West England
- Salary
- Excellent Management Salary + Bonus + Benefits
- Closing date
- 27 Mar 2015
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying
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This is an excellent opportunity to join a well known business. They have achieved strong sales results over the last 12 months and offer excellent training and progression opportunities. It is essential you are a strong negotiator and have extensive buying experience within food (eg Produce, Meat, Dairy, Chilled, Fresh, Bakery, Grocery, Beverages etc).
Key areas of the role will include:
- Negotiation of supplier trading terms to meet financial targets
- Identifying new product development opportunities
- Competitor Analysis
- Continually sourcing new suppliers
- Range management and category planning
- Working cross functionally with other key business areas e.g. supply chain and technical
Applicants should have the following skills and attributes:
- Highly developed negotiation skills
- Buying experience gained within a Retail, Wholesale or Foodservice environment
- Excellent supplier management skills
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Strong commercial acumen
- A highly self-motivated individual
This position offers excellent career long term career progression and training.
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