Food Buyer

2 weeks ago

Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa Dante Personnel Full time
Western Cape, Boland / Winelands

  • R60 000 Monthly

FOOD BUYER

BOLAND WINELANDS
R60 000 CTC

Minimum requirements:

  • A relevant commercial degree/diploma
  • Minimum 58 years' fresh food retail buying experience
  • Previous experience in a procurement management role, with demonstrable results in complex buying within a fresh food manufacturing environment, are essential
  • Fluent in Afrikaans and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Exceptional problemsolving and analytical skills
  • Good planning and project management skills
  • Strong financial buying and financial management skills, in particular, cost makeup, cost controlling, profit management and financial reporting capabilities
  • Knowledge of logistics/warehousing, delivery systems and procedures, endtoend supply chain process, and key influencing factors
  • Entrepreneurial approach to initiating and coordinating innovative, viable product ranges for our customer target
  • Strong customer and retail orientation
  • Excellent computer skills in all facets of use as a buying tool

Responsibilities:

  • Establish and implement a category strategy in line with a food strategy to deliver targets and grow the customer base
  • Identify, analyse and interpret lifestyle, industry, retail and food trends to establish a category strategy and an annual operating plan
  • Play a leading and coordinating role within the product development and food technology teams to source, produce and buy food products in support of our food strategy
  • Perform endtoend commercial activities relevant to the procurement of food products
  • Identify, evaluate and manage suppliers through building and maintaining strong, sustainable relationships with both new and existing suppliers, whilst drawing on experience from the industry to optimise supply and profitability
  • Manage supplier and farm supply production profit to achieve all KPI's
  • Establish a supplier strategy that is longterm and mutually beneficial, which supports and enables the delivery of the category and food strategies

Consultant:

Inus de Bruin

- Dante Personnel

Cape Town
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  • Inus de Bruin

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