Buyer, Food Manufacturing, South London

Opportunity for a Buyer to join a fast-paced successful Ingredients business in South London, that supplies high quality food products.
As Buyer reporting to the Head of Sourcing you'll be joining a fast-paced successful food business that supplies leading, high-quality products.
This role offers you the opportunity to work in a business that has long-standing partnerships with their customers. They work with leading retailers, manufacturers, and QSR businesses internationally which allows them to invest in their infrastructure as they grow with them.
The role of Buyer will suit an experienced Junior Buyer or Buyer from the food industry who is looking to develop themselves. It's a great opportunity to progress your career in the business whether that is purchasing, supply chain (as the previous Buyer did) or elsewhere in the business.
A key part of a leading global group this role will give you exposure to the go-to experts in their field where you'll be part of the team delivering industry first innovations.
Day-to-day you'll develop sourcing and category plans to deliver cost savings, innovation, process, and product improvement. You'll be responsible for implementing and delivering procurement strategies across key spend areas to ensure that cost-effective purchasing is achieved. You'll also be looking for opportunities to leverage costs across the business whilst ensuring continuous supply of raw materials and the delivery of procurement projects.
Ideally, you'll have a 2 + years' buying experience in a food manufacturing environment. You'll have owned and managed your own category and have a good knowledge of sourcing strategies and supplier communication across categories.
To apply please send your details through to me, Hannah, today.
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