Buyer Dairy

About the Company:

Buyer - Dairy

North London

£40,000 – £50,000 DOE

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Raw Material Dairy Buyer to join an expanding artisan food manufacturer within their London Head office.

About the Role:

As the Dairy Buyer, you will report into the Head of Procurement and be responsible for ensuring all dairy commodities achieve both quality levels whist maintaining commercial targets.

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Manage the full the end-to-end procurement process including market research, competitive pricing, supplier selection and negotiation, contract implementation and supplier performance reviews.

Dealing and resolving escalated supplier queries

• Responsible for sourcing dairy commodities such as Butter, Cream, Milk and cheese.
• Continually review contracts, and benchmark, tender, re-negotiate and execute contracts/agreements with suppliers to improve quality, service, and cost efficiency.
• Continually monitoring dairy procurement success criteria to track departmental performance.
• Liaising with the various internal departments including Production, NPD, Finance, Technical, Sales and Operations teams to ensure a smooth running of the procurement processes.
• Analysing departmental figures & creating reports for the management team
• Presenting reports, figures, and key information to the Senior Management team

Key requirements for the role:

• Proven experience within a Procurement / Indirect or GNFR role
• Experience with fast paced, Retail / FMCG environment is essential.
• Knowledge of dairy buying / procurement
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise & influence effectively at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail with an analytical approach.
• Excellent understanding of all MS Office products including advanced Excel.

If you think you have the right Procurement / Buying experience within Dairy and want to be given the opportunity to advance your career, then get in touch and apply today