Junior Buyer - London, United Kingdom - Jing Tea

Description

About the Company**JING is the tea of choice among global connoisseurs, tastemakers, and hospitality leaders. Crafted in single origins by master producers, our teas represent the very best in the world of tea.

Dedicated to delivering unforgettable tea drinking experiences whilst enabling tea producers and their environments to thrive, JING has seen solid growth since its founding in 2004.

We are proud to be listed in many of the best 5-star hotels and to be served by some of the world's greatest chefs, as well as direct to consumer via our owned e-commerce channel.

Our teas and infusions exemplify the finest expressions of authenticity, outstanding skill, and exceptional taste. With our expert guidance and tools, we empower tea drinkers to get more from their experience of tea.

As a hybrid model, we spend most of the week collaborating in our offices in central London or meeting our customers.

We reserve time each week to work on projects at home too. We are supported by our founder and investors who have exceptional and long-standing experience working in the industry.

We are always looking for innovative thinkers and doers to join our team on our exciting mission to revolutionise the world of tea.

Together, we can improve the outlook for tea producers and their environments as well as the experience for tea lovers.

We value courage, ownership, innovation, and efficiency and are passionate about delivering great results and fostering a culture of learning.

We want our teams to have the freedom to make impactful, long-term decisions. Above all, the well-being of our team and the people around us is a top priority.


The Team

The Junior Tea Buyer reports into our Head of Tea, a highly regarded industry expert with over 15 years of experience raising the bar on sourcing exceptional teas, NPD and tea ware.

The Junior Tea Buyer will work closely with the Head of Tea to ensure JING continues to procure the very best Teas & Tea ware for the JING range.

Supporting the work of the Sustainability Manager to ensure our ESG targets are industry leading, e.g. plastic free packaging.

Liaising with marketing to ensure all technical product information is correct on all customer facing content as well as working closely with the demand & supply planning team to ensure seasonal product delivery.

The Role

Responsibilities

Buying (Tea, Tea ware & Packaging)

• Source and procure a portfolio of JING's tea, tea ware and packaging products that deliver fulfilling tea experiences for consumers and trade customers in line with our sustainability strategy

Quality & Technical

• Ongoing adherence to JING quality, food safety and brand purpose requirements
• Compliance and labelling technical signoff
• Assist with implementation of JING's responsible sourcing standards where required
• Monthly reporting of quality issues across JING's products, with successful management and resolution (working with Head of Tea)
• Manage procurement performance (COGS, OTIF, stock days) with Supply Planner Maintain uptodate product specification and data

Product Innovation

• Project manage innovation workstreams with Head of Tea and Sustainability Manager
• Portfolio reviews (Performance & trends) to deliver an optimized innovation funnel
• Own new product technical approvals
• Laisse with marketing to ensure all technical product information is conveyed appropriately on all customer facing content

Expertise

• Act as internal product expert for your product stream Brand ambassador internally and externally & participate in training for these groups

Experience & Competencies Required

• At least three years' experience in buying highquality food and associated packaging
• Tasting skills with specialty tea or related product experience
• Excellent Excel skills
• Project management experience an advantage
• Asian language skills an advantage
• Some international travel required

What You Can Expect From JING

Aside from ensuring an industry-benchmark compensation package, including companywide annual bonus scheme and providing you with any training you need, we consult annually with our team to ensure our list of benefits is focused on things that matter to our team members most.

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Financial: Salary of £38,000 - £40,000 depending on experience, plus an annual discretionary performance bonus
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Hybrid &

Flexible Working:

Typically, our team works Monday and Friday at home; our core days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays are in our Central London (Victoria) office.

We work a 35-hour week, with core hours from and ask people not to book meetings after 16.00, so everyone is able to leave on time.

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Paid time-off: on top of any national / bank holidays, you get 26 days off (25 plus your birthday)
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Private Healthcare and

Health Cash Plan:
Flexible options to choose what fits
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Health and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Unlimited t