Procurement/Buying Manager | Fresh Produce | £To attract the best
- Employer
- MorePeople
- Location
- England, Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Salary
- To attract the best
- Closing date
- 13 Apr 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying, Sales
Job Details
We are working with an outstanding business operating in the sourcing, growing and packaging of fairly traded environmentally friendly fruit and fresh produce. This part of the business responsibly sources fruits from around the globe from New Zealand to Egypt all to the UK. They cover soft fruit, top fruit, stone fruit and everything in between. All organic and supplying their clients with the highest quality goods available, bought directly from the local producers.
The Role:
This well-established and ethical business is on the hunt for a brilliant procurement professional who can really take a hold of this role and make it their own. The nuts and bolts of this role will be based around day-to-day management of key accounts from small wholesalers to larger, specific accounts. This will involve extensive relationship management and working with internal buyers to confirm weekly prices.
You would also be responsible for specific product lines such like Citrus, Pears & UK Apples. This would involve managing the stock throughout the supply chain and ensuring all volumes are met. There will be a requirement for 1 in 7 weekends to work, split out with other team members.
The Candidate:
To take on this exciting and well supported role, the successful candidate will have the following:
A great background in procurement, buying or account management within the fresh produce or food sector would be ideal. A few years' experience is expected.
Sensational communication skills and a confident outgoing personality will be essential to success in this role and enable you to fit into a closely knit small team.
A good level of experience with Microsoft Office and numbers/spreadsheets.
If you are interested and would like to find out more, please get in touch with Michael Kendall on 01780 480530 or michael@morepeople.co.uk for a confidential chat.
Company
MorePeople are a specialist recruitment business for the food, fresh produce, horticulture and agriculture industries. Founded in 2000 by two passionate foodies with vast experience in the industry, we’re a growing team comprising of a mixture of ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters passionate about the sector.
Offering a functional approach to recruitment, we have dedicated expert teams to assist in all roles across a business;
- Commercial
- NPD
- Operations
- Technical
- Growing
- Agronomy
- Engineering
- Finance
- HR, Admin & IT
- Rural Surveyors, Land Agents & Estate Managers
The team are committed to offering the best recruitment service for all professional roles within the sectors in which we operate.
Find out more on our website at www.morepeople.co.uk or call us on 01780 480530.
- Website
- http://www.morepeople.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01780 480530
- Location
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MorePeople
Cherryholt House
Cherryholt Road
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2EP
GB
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