Fruit & Produce Buyer - High Wycombe, United Kingdom - Our Honest Foods
Description
The Company:
Office Pantry is on a mission to make people happier and more productive at work.
We deliver fresh fruit, healthy snacks, milk, drinks, craft beer and more to companies nationwide, many of whom you will be familiar with.
The Role:
We're looking for an experienced produce buyer to come and lead the purchasing of fruit for us.
This is a part-time role (around 3 days per week), ideal for somebody that has many years in the industry and is looking to have more of a work-life balance.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Buy our fresh produce from importers
- Buy and collect any remaining fruit not bought directly from Western International Market
- Ensuring the fruit is of high quality and wellnegotiated price
- Develop strong relationships with importers, farmers and wholesalers
- Monitor stock levels to ensure we always have the right amount of fruit with not much wastage
- Record purchase prices, quality and wastage weekly to manage performance
- Work with partners who deliver on our behalf to ensure that their fruit is up to our standards
Required Skills:
- Fresh produce procurement experience, the more the better
- Know all the 'tricks of the trade' within the produce import business
- Ability to build strong relationships with fruit sellers and the team internally
- Attention to detail and willingness to strive for excellence in producing a consistently highquality product
- Willing to get stuck in, offloading fruit and collecting it
- Willing to work at night/early mornings
- Ability to use a computer and excel or google sheets
- Willingness to help with the wider business, a strong team player
- Ability to drive a van
- Forklift experience useful
Benefits:
- Leading the fruit buying and making a real impact
- Being part of a small friendly, sociable team
- Free snacks, drinks and fruit
- Enhanced Pension
- Cycle to work scheme
Job Type:
Part-time
Part-time hours: 24 per week
Salary:
£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
Schedule:
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- HIGH WYCOMBE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location:
One location
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