Food Buyer

Our client:

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• Extremely successful, market leading food retailer with significant turnover.
• Highly commercial environment with a fast paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
• This Food Buyer role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced commercial buyer looking to progress their career within a growing and dynamic business.
• Excellent Flexible working - 3 days a week in the office and the rest from home (offer flexible hours)

The role:

• As Food Buyer, you will develop, implement, and review a customer centric category strategy for the category developing innovative buying strategies which exceed customer expectations.
• The Food Buyer will manage product ranges across retail and wholesale channels, ensuring the proposition remains relevant to independent retailers, local customer needs and convenience shoppers
• As an experienced negotiator, the Food Buyer will negotiate favourable commercial terms with suppliers, supporting EDLC (Everyday Low Cost) and Buy 4 Less initiatives
• Develop and maintain strong supplier partnerships, supporting JBP's
• The Food Buyer will develop and manage pricing frameworks across retail and wholesale
• Working closely with suppliers and internal teams, the Food Buyer will develop compelling promotional plans and in-store activations that drive sales, footfall, retailer participation and consumer value perception.
• Using data and insights you will work with internal and external stakeholders including merchandising, marketing and retail operations to drive the delivery of your strategy

Ideal candidate:

• This Food Buyer role is ideal for a commercial individual who has buying experience gained from UK retail or wholesale.
• It is essential to be able to demonstrate a proven ability to negotiate directly with suppliers, securing competitive costs, improved terms and commercial opportunities.
• experience of developing strong supplier relationships and working collaboratively to deliver Joint Business Plans, promotional investment and category growth.
• In addition, you will demonstrate a passion for the customer, product and a flair for commerciality
• Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with internal and external stakeholders. xgikmsk
• As Food Buyer, you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profits.
• You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude
• A full UK driving license is essential due to the nature of the role and the requirement to work with stores and retail partners

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