Job Description

Yate Supplies are a family run company who provide a one stop shop to the hospitality and catering industry. Trading for over 35 years, we provide our customers with over 25,000 food packaging, janitorial and catering products. The customer is at the heart of everything we do, and we are renown in the industry for our excellent service and management of bespoke printed food and drink packaging. We send products all over the UK, mainly on our own vehicles and provide a unique service (especially in central London) by delivering our customers' orders at night for minimal operational disruption for our end user.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Buyer on a 12 Month's Fixed Term Maternity Cover Basis.

The role is 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday with a half hour unpaid break, 37.5 hrs per week. The salary is between 40,000 - 45,000 per annum, depending on experience

We also offer 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, free parking, pension scheme, staff discount scheme, Holiday sell and buy back scheme, Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Sick Pay Schemes.

The Role

Overview:

To support the Director of Operations and Head of Purchasing in the strategic purchasing and procurement activity across generic products.

Key Objectives:

To deliver cost effective, timely and value-added purchasing to all internal customers and will manage all aspects of procurement within the supply chain in a professional and ethical manner, looking at continuous improvement and cost reductions

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Manage all aspect of international sourcing Manage all aspects of range reviews for products, working to support the sales team ensuring all KVI's are in stock and priced accordingly. Supporting the product development team with relevant data. Sourcing new products and removing/delisting as appropriate. Negotiate with suppliers for best pricing, and maximize vendor support, ensure agreed contractual terms are in place with suppliers. Management of supplier performance. Support the sales team with working on tenders, and presenting to customers where required. Identify and deliver new initiatives to improve efficiency, cost savings and develop strategies with the objective of reducing supply chain costs. Collaborating with suppliers to develop supplier strategy. Management of procurement processes. Management of supplier relationships, and attending supplier meeting Attending relevant industry events and reporting on packaging legislation changes in the marketplace. Communicate on new innovations in packaging marketplace. Ensure the management of stock data is accurate and up to date, managing forecasts with all parties. Collaborating with all internally parties regarding the inventory of all products Working with the team to achieve KPIs and targets in a number of areas including supply chain management. Management and development of supply chain team, developing best practice within the team. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, collaborating effectively to achieve business goals. Undertake end-to-end procurement activity, from procurement plan/strategy formation through to contract execution. Take a key role in the design, implementation and delivery of New Product Development projects, sourcing product solutions for customers. Ability to digest and process vast amounts of information to make sound commercial decisions.

Key Skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel

Ability to prioritize a frequently changing workload.

Highly organised and able to work well under pressure.

Good Attention to detail and accuracy

Self-motivated and result-driven individual

Level temperament under pressure.

Ability to Communicate well.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 40,000.00-45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Life insurance On-site parking Private medical insurance Sick pay
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 25/07/2025
Reference ID: Senior Buyer - 12 Months Fixed Term Maternity Cover
Expected start date: 15/09/2025