Senior Buyer - World Food

Quest Search and Selection is currently looking for Senior Buyer for World Food. This role is to help develop globally inspired food items, such as Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American foods. Play a key role in curating the best product selection at the most competitive prices.

The business is for a retail e-commerce platform with operations in the UK & Europe, who is currently growing their FMCG category team! Their advanced technology offers fast and reliable delivery services, within hours or by the next day. With 1st class, supply chain at its core & cutting-edge digital solutions, this business is renowned for its innovation and excellence, all within a start-up culture.

The roles & responsibilities of this Senior Buyer - World Foodrole:

1. Accountable for purchasing and sales performance within assigned categories, including gross profit margin and GMV targets.
2. Contribute to sales and procurement planning, including strategy development and end-to-end business execution.
3. Lead procurement negotiations: identify and engage partners, onboard products, negotiate terms, manage pricing, and cost control, verify fees, and maintain supplier data.
4. Oversee product selection within designated categories, ensuring product relevance across varying use cases and scenarios.
5. Coordinate with overseas supply chain partners to secure necessary support and resources.
6. Analyse category-specific sales and procurement data to identify opportunities for improvement and drive margin enhancement.

The qualifications of this Senior Buyer - World FoodRole:

1. Ideally having 3 -7 years depending on level of experience in Buying, where you have been involved in purchasing/buying ; e-commerce experience is a strong advantage.
2. That you have bought world or ethnic foods as part of your experience
3. In-depth knowledge of the world Food & Beverage market, with strong sourcing skills and up-to-date market insights
4. Highly analytical with strong logical reasoning, data-driven mindset.
5. Continuous learning attitude, and excellent communication skills.
6. Passionate, innovative, and team-oriented, with a strong commitment to contributing to both company and team success.

The benefits for this Senior Buyer - World FoodRole:

1. 5 days in the office during initial 6 months, with hybrid working there after
2. One month salary target bonus
3. Commuting allowance (monthly towards public transport or car usage)
4. Pension
5. Phone allowance

This is great opportunity to own something and build growth in a Scale up business with like-minded people! If Senior Buyer - World Food sounds like you then please apply with the reference no.

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.