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Buyer & Senior Buyer x 2 - Food

Employer
Beaumont Select
Location
Reigate, Surrey
Salary
£40-60k + Bonus, Pension, Health
Closing date
16 Feb 2025
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Specialist Area
Buyer, Category Manager, Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
FMCG, Food Services, Manufacturing
Function
Buyer, Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

We are working with an established Food business in recruiting 2 newly created positions, Buyer & Senior Buyer within their global purchasing operations…

We are partnering with a well-known and recognised Food business, which has been supplying to the UK's major supermarket's for over 45 years. 

As the Buyer or Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for leading the sourcing and negotiation on the range of Food finished goods and ingredients. Our client's supply base is truly global, with suppliers in 16 countries, across the Far East, North Africa and South America.

You will play a leading role in establishing excellent relationships with the niche supply base, coordinate robust and efficient supply chains and develop procurement strategies that align with the wider business and customer needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Supplier Management: Select and manage suppliers through identification, evaluation, quality control, and risk assessment, ensuring compliance with international trade regulations.
  • Procurement Strategies: Develop and implement global procurement strategies, optimising cost through negotiation of contracts, terms, and pricing.
  • Utilise skills to negotiate best prices / payment terms / deals from suppliers. 

Experience required:

  • Strategic Procurement experience, ideally within the Food, FMCG or Finished Goods industry.
  • Management of global suppliers, ensuring optimisation of driving value and supply chain efficiency, building healthy relationships and ensuring continuous flow.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Excellent time management and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of international shipping, duties and delivery processes would be beneficial.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills.
  • Strong IT skills and equally confident with spreadsheets.

 

Our client is based in Surrey and will require 4 days in the office a week, Fridays WFH.

 

Please use the site buttons to Apply.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please call Craig Gallagher on +44 (0)1403 248448

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue-chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency.  Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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Company

Beaumont Select is a specialist Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management Recruitment Agency, we match talented Permanent and Interim Procurement Professionals with great jobs in many of the World's Leading Companies.

We have an enviable track record of matching highly talented Procurement and Supply Chain professionals with exceptional Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management jobs in FTSE100/250, Fortune 500 and other major name organisations. We work with Clients and Candidates throughout the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Our highly committed and experienced Consultancy Team has grown organically year on year, by providing a detailed, highly professional and personal approach, matching talent supply chain professionals to many of the best opportunities within the purchasing, supply chain and vendor management disciplines. This success has been built on the passion and determination of every single team member at Beaumont Select, in conjunction with innovative use of marketing & technology, attention to detail and above all a commitment to provide an outstanding Client and Candidate service.

We are Certified Members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and are ISO9001:2015 Quality certified for the provision of permanent and interim recruitment solutions worldwide.

Whether you are looking for a new career challenge; need to source experienced procurement, supply chain or vendor management professionals, or want advice on the current recruitment market, the Beaumont Select team would like to speak to you.

Company info
Telephone
01403 248 448
Location
West Point
Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 2PD
GB

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