Purchasing Executive - FoodTech Start-up

Purchasing Executive - FoodTech Start-up

Very fast-paced FoodTech start up are searching for a Purchasing Executive to join their team ASAP

This company cook and prepare a wide variety of dishes for a range of restaurant clients from a centralised kitchen and need a positive and enthusiastic purchaser who is interested in the food industry.

You will be primarily responsible for the operational side, managing suppliers and stock forecasting.

Core Duties

• Establishing and maintaining close relationships with suppliers
• Negotiating prices
• Stock Management: Planning orders months in advance so to minimize products' un-availability
• Suppliers' Orders (POs): Analysing stock and processing orders so that stock does not became unavailable
• Inward Logistics: Relationship with freight forwarders from Italy to receive stock from POs
• Reporting directly to the Directors of the company

Ideal candidate

• A passion for the food industry
• Able to work independently and proactively, managing your own time and responsibilities
• Results orientated and commercially focused
• Prior work experience in a commercial or logistics environment preferred
• Organised with excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Good knowledge of Excel

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two working days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.