Buying Assistant - South Molton, United Kingdom - Mole Valley Farmers Limited

Mole Valley Farmers Limited

Verified Company

South Molton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Hybrid Working, Home working & Head Office, EX36 3LH

Job Type:
Full time, Permanent, Hybrid

Working hours:37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 5.00pm

We have a fantastic opportunity for a self-starter to kickstart their career within our Agricultural Buying team.

In this role you will work closely with the Category Product Managers across the team to support in the new product set up, its entry into the supply chain, price negotiation with suppliers and providing accurate and timely support to the Buying team.

This role provides a great opportunity for someone with a keen interest in Agriculture to develop a career within our procurement department.

What you will be doing as the Agricultural Buying Assistant

Support across Agricultural portfolios assisting in the management of sales/margin performance of the categories.
Support in the procurement activities relating to the given portfolio of Agricultural products.
Analyse the sales performance of the category/suppliers.
Assist with planning, organising, promoting, and monitoring sales campaigns.
Communicate with Suppliers on a daytoday basis to ensure the continued success of the category.

We would love to hear from you if you have

Organised and can work well in a demanding office environment.
Confidence with a natural curiosity, and trust in your own ability.
A good communicator, maintaining and building relationships with suppliers and colleagues.
Strong with your mathematical ability, this role will require you to analyse sales figures and trends spotting commercial opportunities and trends.

We are one of the country's leading agricultural supply businesses offering a complete suite of in-store, on-farm, and online services, inspired by our passion for the agricultural industry and wider rural community.

Originally founded in 1960 by a small group of farmers, over the years we have grown and today we operate over 50 nationwide rural retail locations comprising Mole Valley Farmers, Mole Country Stores, and Farmdirect, along with our direct to farm business providing feed, fertilizer and other inputs to the nation's farmers.

We exist for the greater good of our farming shareholders and work with them to improve their productivity, profitability, and sustainability.

For everyone who works in one of Mole Valley Farmers' businesses - just like our customers who live and work in it - the countryside is a way of life and we are committed to UK agriculture.

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