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The Company

You will join a well respected industry leading distributor within the Food service sector

The Role

You will help manage a portfolio of commodity categories that drives profitable growth for the organisation. Including negotiation, data analysis & reporting the role will have the following key duties-

• To support the implementation and delivery of a product strategy for a portfolio of products across specific commodity areas.
• To assist with customer quotation requests.
• Negotiate cost and terms with portfolio of suppliers.
• Proactively develop and maintain appropriate relationships with all stakeholders.
• To collect and maintain appropriate data and information to support strategic supplier management and maximise opportunities across the commodity categories.
• Monitor commodity performance and produce associated reports on a regular basis.
• Produce information and reports and commodity market reports for reporting as required.
• Liaise with and inform the Regional Sales teams on new and forthcoming product information and commodity fluctuations as a result of market movements.
• To support the management of the administrative areas of procurement to ensure accurate records are kept, including pricing, promotions, trading agreements and income management across all business units.
• To work closely with the trading team members, (Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain), as well as all areas of the business.

What you’ll need to succeed

You will be a recent / upcoming graduate seeking an exciting commercial opportunity or alternatively a recent graduate (2021 – 2023) where you have begun your career journey but now seek a new commercial challenge offering career support & progression within the Purchasing & Food profession. If you have begun your career journey in recent years any experience within Purchasing / Procurement would be beneficial but is not must have. Alongside your academic qualifications you will have good communication & presentation skills, the ability to work in a team orientated & collaborative environment and be able to showcase that you are seeking a development opportunity that offers career progression.

What you’ll get in return

You will receive a competitive salary plus benefits and continued career development.

What you need to do next

If potentially interested, please apply at your earliest opportunity or for a confidential discussion please contact Colin Leach at Rise Resourcing.