Food Buyer

2 days ago

Cape Winelands 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 5-8 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 problem-solving 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, end-to-end supply chain process, and key influencing factors
- Entrepreneurial approach to initiating and co-ordinating 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 end-to-end 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 long-term 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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- For more information please contact:

- Inus de Bruin

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