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Meat, Fish and Dairy Buyer

Employer
Hello Fresh
Location
London, West End
Salary
£Competitive
Closing date
18 Dec 2015

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

Job Role: Meat, Fish and Dairy Buyer

Location: London, West End

Salary: £ Competitive

Do you want to change the world? Be a member of an award winning business? Work with motivated and inspiring people? So do we!

We're HelloFresh, the UK's number 1 recipe box service. Every week, we send thousands of people recipes, together with a box of perfectly portioned ingredients to make those recipes come to life. More than a company; we are a group of fiercely passionate foodies, on a mission to shake up the UK cooking scene. In short, we're on a mission to change the way people eat and cook, forever. 

To support us in our vision, we're looking for a Meat, Fish & Dairy buyer to join our team. This pivotal role will be responsible for leading the daily management and development of products whilst working towards growing and leading. This exciting and varied role will involve launching new products, working with suppliers and spotting new food trends. You will work closely with our food technology and recipe development team and be part of the exciting task of expanding our food range! 

The Job:

  • Managing the supplier relationships
  • Buying and negotiating costs
  • Tracking food trends to introduce new products to develop the range
  • Monitoring seasonality
  • Managing and improving quality for your range
  • Forecasting and managing sales
  • Competitor benchmarking
  • Working with cross functional teams to develop your range

Successful Applicants:

  • At least 1 years’ experience as a meat or fish buyer is essential
  • A genuine interest in the food industry and career progression as a buyer
  • Passion about high quality food
  • Strong negotiator
  • Excellent supplier relationship building skills
  • Ability to work in a fast paced trading environment
  • Strong commercial/entrepreneurial attitude
  • Likes working through problems and coming up with new solutions
  • Good organisation skills – must be able to multi task
  • Being a confident independent worker
  • Embraces challenge and change
  • Good analytical skills

What You'll Get in Return:

  • Competitive salary and company benefits- including pension, team lunches, and opportunities for professional development
  • Permanent discount on HelloFresh boxes
  • High level of responsibility from day one
  • Working with a fun, energetic and supportive team

If this sounds like you, please click on the link  http://grnh.se/4mn3o8 and provide us with a copy of your CV, as well as a 1 page cover letter detailing why you'd be great for the role.  If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, but you'd like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We'd love to hear from you!

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