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Buyer – Packaging & Ingredients
Leeming Bar

We have become a hugely successful business in a very competitive environment, by ensuring we have ‘the best talent’ available in our teams - if you are a high calibre buyer then this is the position for you.

Reporting to the Group Purchasing Manager your main responsibility will be to purchase the required ingredients and packaging to the required standards remembering that cost optimisation is the key decision maker at all times.

You will not only source existing and new supplies, you will also need to be innovative in looking for alternatives, negotiating with suppliers to ensure year on year cost reductions whilst ensuring that quality standards and delivery times are always met, so you will need to work closely with production, sales, marketing and product development to ensure a full category management approach is achieved.

As a proven self starter with a ‘can do’ personality who shows bags of initiative and an ability to see new opportunities, you will be decisive and able to demonstrate good judgement with a high degree of self assurance and confidence. Meeting with suppliers to maintain and build ongoing relationships to ensure the supplier base is sufficient for the growth of the company will be essential; you will also need to demonstrate outstanding negotiation skills, and confident, persuasive communication skills across all functions and at all levels of the organisation.

Applicants should have experience working in a similar position within the food industry and Knowledge of MRP systems in a Supply Chain environment.

Please apply on line or in writing, enclosing a CV, to Cameron Choules, HR Dept R&R Ice Cream UK Ltd; Leeming Bar Industrial Estate, Leeming Bar, Northallerton DL7 9UL. Or email to Cameron.choules@uk.rr-icecream.eu Closing date Friday 7th May 2010.