Fresh Produce Buyer (Retail/Supermarket)
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- Middle East
- Salary
- According to experience
- Closing date
- 6 May 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying, Merchandising, Retail Management, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job Details
The Role
•You will deliver a great customer focused proposition, working with senior members to ensure the right product arrives at the right place, at the right time, and for the right price.
•Identify new potential suppliers and ensure suppliers are listed and de-listed correctly
•Strive towards the best quality, availability and price for our customers, keeping customers at the heart of decisions.
•Identify potential suppliers and continually assess and review our supply base with your manager to deliver price, quality and availability in a way that benefits our client, the customer and our Suppliers.
•Developing a joint plan with Group Food and collectively engage the supplier
•Working with our suppliers to develop innovative and feasible propositions for the customer delivering great ranges and product innovation across all ranges
The Candidate
•The successful candidate will have extensive Procurement experience
•Extensive knowledge of chilled fresh produce
•Understanding of country and global supply chain processes
•Successful track record of buying products
•Demonstrate negotiation skills
•Demonstrate supply and stakeholder management skills
•Ability to operate in a fast paced culture of change
•Come from a retailer Sainsburys, Tecsco, M&S or ASDA
What’s on Offer
•All year sunshine
•Tax free living
•Flights
•Bonus
If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to matt@drnewitt.com or contact Matt Steedman on 0131 226 5060.
Company
D R Newitt are Food, Drink and FMCG recruitment specialists providing permanent and interim recruitment services:
We offer Headhunting, Search & Selection and Advertising services across the following disciplines:
• Sales
• Marketing and Category
• Executive
• Supply Chain / Buying
• Technical / Quality
• NPD / Process / Development Chefs
• Operations / Manufacturing
• Engineering
• HR and Finance
To enquire about a specific role or to have a confidential discussion about your career path, call or email us:
- Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060
- Manchester Office 0161 833 0181
- Website
- http://www.drnewitt.com/
- Telephone
- 0131 226 5060
- Location
-
3rd floor 2 Lochrin Square
96 fountainbridge
Edinburgh
Midlothian
Eh3 9QA
United Kingdom
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