Junior Buyer - Consumables
  • England,South East,Buckinghamshire
  • Full Time, Permanent
  • £33,000 - £35,000 per annum
Job Description:
Full job descriptionYou 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.
Job number 4331579
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