Junior Buyer - Consumables in Chesham

You must be a determined negotiator, organised and confident enough to tackle the everyday challenges of business. This is an amazing opportunity so we want enthusiastic, self-motivated and self-driven individuals to join our great team and bring some fresh and organic ideas/perspectives to the team.

Duties:

• Help develop an exciting and credible range of products to add to there catalogue and SKU's
• Work effectively to drive department sales and profit; focusing on meeting customer needs, whilst planning and developing for the future
• Build and maintain key relationships with the supply base in order to achieve maximum flexibility and reliability
• Demonstrate a pro-active approach to product quality e.g., identifying and resolving issues early and rectifying and discrepancies.

About You:

• Outstanding commercial awareness
• Some knowledge of sea freight, container loads (FCL, LCL) and shipping
• Knowledge of New Product Development
• High attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels
• Good time management, prioritisation, negotiation & organisational skills
• Strong presentation skills
• The ability to perform under pressure
• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant qualification/experience
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience in food or drinks is preferred whether that's foodservice, retail, or wholesale

This is a permanent role office based Mon-Fri.