Fruit Buyer

Location: London/Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week on an Oddbox site, including our office in Vauxhall, supplier sites or our co-packing facility in Birmingham)

Working Pattern: Full-time – 5 days per week

Starting Salary: c. £45k

We’re Oddbox. We’re a fruit and veg subscription company with big plans to change how people cook and eat, starting with incredible fresh produce. We’ve been rescuing fruit and veg at risk of going to waste for over 8 years (49M kilograms to date), but we know that there is more we can do to create tasty veg-centred meals.

Role Responsibilities

1. Curate a number of exciting weekly boxes for our customers based on available products from our supply base.
2. Ensure our boxes meet our cost targets by negotiating the best price possible for each product and managing purchase volumes in-line with our forecasts.
3. Create, build and maintain strong relationships with our suppliers, ensuring they stay on mission and that Oddbox is the number one destination for food that could have gone to waste.
4. Spend time planning ahead, ensuring we are well placed to fulfil orders for our summer and winter seasons.
5. Support the sourcing strategy to minimise risk and deliver great quality produce to our customers in a cost-effective way.
6. Analyse internal customer data and external market trends to drive the category forward.
7. Support cross-functional business projects which continue to improve the Oddbox customer proposition.

Role Requirements

1. Proven experience in fruit buying.
2. Strong negotiation skills with a track record of successful supplier management.
3. Excellent analytical abilities with a knack for detail and problem-solving.
4. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities.
5. Passionate about our food waste fighting mission.
6. Innovative approach to sourcing fresh produce.
7. Exceptional communication skills to work effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

This role probably won’t be right for you if

1. You prefer a static role with minimal supplier interaction.
2. You don’t have experience with at least a few fresh fruit categories.
3. You’re not interested in data analysis and market trends.
4. You’re not able to maintain the balance between supplier relationships and the various technologies needed to manage our supply chain and boxes.
5. You’re only interested in buying set fruit categories, not the creative aspects of curating our boxes and a selection of additional products.

Interview Process

1. Introductory call with the People & Culture team – 30 minutes.
2. Scenario-based task to assess your strategic thinking regarding fresh produce – preparation time of about 90 minutes.
3. In-depth interview with our Sourcing Manager and Head of Sourcing.
4. Meet and greet with the wider team.
5. Offer.

Looking after you:

We won’t waste your time telling you annual leave is a benefit—it’s your right. But we’ll give you five extra days of annual leave (33 days including bank holidays), four “not-sick” days, and two volunteering days each year. We provide a £300 self-service L&D budget, alongside generous peer-to-peer learning opportunities. You’ll have access to well-being support through YuLife and receive discounts on Oddbox products.

Are you the Buyer we’re searching for? Apply now to join our forward-thinking team!

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