Food Buyer
- Employer
- PSL - The Food Professionals
- Location
- Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
- Salary
- 45000 - 52000
- Closing date
- 22 Mar 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
PSL
With over 25 years’ experience working within the sector, PSL have successfully delivered savings solutions for leading catering businesses.
Asa procurement partner we havea dedicated team of buyers and analysts solely focussed on delivering savings for our clients. PSL negotiates pricing on a schedule relevant to each commodity, ensuring price stability whilst also anticipating future market conditions; providing a tailored solution.
We are now seeking to appoint an experienced Food Buyer to expand our team.
The successful candidate must live within 2.5 hours radius of Leamington Spa and be prepared to travel as required as this is a national role. A full clean driving license is therefore essential.
Reporting to the Head of Purchasing to achieve functional objectives and contribute to continuous improvement. The role requires development of sourcing strategy and management of purchasing activity for assigned categories. Effective benchmarking and negotiation skills are required to deliver best in class pricing for PSL. The successful candidate will be responsible for effectively interfacing with suppliers and relevant colleagues (e.g. Operations, Sales and Marketing, Business Intelligence, Finance) to ensure that client needs are met and business targets are achieved as a minimum).
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