Buyer/Procurement Executive

At the forefront of modern farming and food production, G’s is one of the largest fresh produce providers in the UK, producing over one billion packs of healthy products a year.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer/Procurement Executive to join our purchasing in team to support the business in the co-ordination and sourcing of goods and services with a view to attaining maximum value with consideration to price, delivery, quality, quantity, and customer service.

We are looking for someone who is a determine to follow best practice with respect to contracting and supplier management while also working within the wider business.

Key aspects of the role for our Buyer/Procurement Executive:

• Develop a procurement plan in conjunction with the Senior Management that delivers the required margin, quality and availability and is based on an understanding of market conditions.
• Review the sourcing strategy to both provide new and improved varieties and products within the category scope, to exceed the expectations of the group, whilst driving cost out of existing products/vendors/supply chains.
• Communicate with suppliers and other elements of the supply chain to enable them to deliver effectively.
• Supporting the control of stock in conjunction with the planners, liaising with internal and external operations teams to deliver lowest cost supply route to market.
• Provide the business with a forward projection of supply to enable effective business planning.
• Administer the buying process, price confirmation, processing of claims. Liaising with Administrators to ensure, weekly and month end processes are completed in a timely accurate manner, to ensure reports accurately reflect the departments position.
• Utilise & be experienced with market analysis and insight tools to identify opportunities, analyse performance, and validate decisions.
• Will drive the delivery of a culture which promotes a strategy that is effective, consistent, efficient and leverages best practices. ‘Live and breathe’ the company values and develop an engaged workforce.
• Recognise and praise exceptional performance that underpins our company values.
• Drive Critical Path Management across the team, engaging with daily and weekly short sharp catch up sessions.

Candidate requirements Buyer/Procurement Executive:

• Relevant buying experience in grower/supplier/retailer.
• Demonstrate cost saving procurement solutions implemented in previous roles.
• Must be an advocate for delivering outstanding service on all levels.
• Integrity & credibility with a track record of delivery.
• Strong leadership skills that demonstrate a capability to motivate colleagues, teams, and business units.
• Good networker, leader, and negotiator.
• High quality communication and presentation dexterity.
• Team Management experience within a commercial environment desirable.
• High degree of computer literacy including understanding and experience of Microsoft, Monday.com and bespoke internal system use.

Hours of work:

40 hours per week Monday to Friday