Moorland Recruitment
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Buyer Bradford £35,000 - £40,000 Plus Bonus
Are you a commercially minded Buyer looking to develop your career with a successful and rapidly growing food business?
We are recruiting for a well-established foodservice company renowned for sourcing and supplying some of the highest-quality fresh products in the market. With a growing national presence, an ambitious culture and excellent opportunities for progression, this is a fantastic time to join its expanding procurement team.
The Role
You will take day-to-day ownership of assigned product categories, ensuring customers receive a consistently high-quality, commercially competitive and reliable product offering.
Working closely with suppliers, demand planning, logistics and depot teams, you will balance product availability, cost, margin, stock levels and shelf life across a national distribution network.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing assigned product categories and monitoring their commercial performance
- Placing and managing supplier orders to maintain product availability
- Building strong, effective relationships with suppliers
- Monitoring market conditions, pricing, availability and competitor activity
- Supporting supplier negotiations and new sourcing activity
- Managing stock levels across a multi-site depot network
- Working with demand planning teams to align purchasing with customer demand
- Minimising waste, excess stock and supply disruption
- Monitoring supplier performance across quality, service and reliability
- Resolving shortages, substitutions and wider supply challenges
- Supporting category margin through effective purchasing and cost awareness
- Identifying opportunities to improve value, service and efficiency
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About You
You will ideally have experience within buying, procurement, supply chain or category support gained in foodservice, FMCG, fresh produce, wholesale or a similarly fast-paced environment.
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You will also bring:
- Good commercial awareness across cost, margin, stock and availability
- Experience working directly with suppliers
- Strong organisation and attention to detail
- The ability to manage multiple categories and changing priorities
- A practical and solutions-focused approach
- Confident communication and relationship-building skills
- Experience within a multi-site distribution environment would be advantageous
This is an opportunity to join an impressive, people-focused business that combines an established reputation with ambitious plans for continued growth.
You will work with exceptional-quality products, develop valuable commercial buying experience and benefit from genuine opportunities to progress within the procurement and category team.
If you are looking for a varied buying position with responsibility, visibility and long-term career potential, apply today for a confidential conversation.
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