Junior Buyer (Maternity Cover)

Freddie’s Flowers was founded by Freddie Garland in October 2014 with one ambition: to change people’s relationship with flowers. We believe flowers aren’t only for grand occasions, but they make every day special, inspiring creativity and sparking joy.

Our starting point was our direct-to-consumer subscription model, helping us grow a loyal UK following. We launched in Germany in 2020, and then in 2021 we secured significant backing from The Craftory, a like-minded purpose-led global investment house, helping us expand, develop and grow. 2023 saw us start our gifting service – bringing the best of Freddie’s Flowers to everyone who needs it (even last minute!).

From the seed of an idea we continue to flourish; we’re now a B Corp organisation. And our founding mission remains unchanged – to change the world of flowers, and to change the world with flowers.

About the Role:

You will work within a team of buyers to ensure all stock is purchased on time, aligned accurately to forecast and within shelf life. You will be responsible for fulfilling good quality flowers and flower supporting products (e.g. packaging and shop items). You will be at the forefront of our Buying team, liaising directly with our suppliers to ensure stock is purchased to current forecasts, waste calculations, and with a close eye on stock holding. You will work very closely with the Warehouse and Quality Manager(s) to ensure clear communications and stock plans are understood. Every stage of the process needs to be transparent, coordinated and documented so you can draw meaningful conclusions from the analysis. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow in a fast paced environment, for a great brand and within an established, high performing team.

This role requires shift work of 40 hours per week (including a 30 min unpaid break) across Tuesday-Saturday, 0800-1630. A degree of flexibility may be required to suit business needs.

Responsibilities:

• To be driven and engaged
• Ensure purchase order quantities are efficient with minimal waste 
• Monitor the status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery, including timely resolution, communication and mitigation of future potential problems
• Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule/inventory changes
• Determine stock levels based on the forecast, demand variation and material lead times
• To be accountable for shelf life in the warehouse and the out of life KPI
• Communicate with suppliers and Ops for clear and controlled plans for stock
• Coordinate material flows throughout product/BOM changes
• To manage fust with the suppliers
• To ensure all processes are documented for analysis
• Oversee and improve all fulfilment processes 
• To ensure all process sheets are filled in on time (fulfilment, flower cost, fust ect)

Measures of success:

• Highly engaged member of the team
• Documented plan vs actual for suppliers and warehouse inbound
• Supply data on supplier performance
• Escalate all supplier variances to plan
• efficient ordering with minimal waste
• Optimised ordering patterns for the customer (by stem)
• Good control of stock management + Communication between buying + warehouse 
• Escalate all foreseen issues

• Experience working for a fast paced company (experience in FMCG, Flowers, or fresh produce preferred)
• Highly numerate 
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical and methodical approach to tasks
• Able to follow and build efficient processes
• Good excel skills and experience
• Able to anticipate / react to issues instantly
• Able to complete factual investigations and suggest improvements to avoid errors

• Option to buy extra holiday days
• Discounted flowers for friends/family
• WFH (where applicable)
• Learning and Development Support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Cash plan with Medicash
• Health and wellbeing sessions with The Mind Clinic
• Team socials and events

Inclusion:

Freddie’s Flowers recognises our success is dependent on the success of our people. Freddie’s Flowers is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce where everyone feels safe and valued. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.