Senior Buyer

Your new company

An established and highly regarded organisation within the food distribution sector is recruiting an experienced Senior Buyer to join its Swansea-based purchasing team. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a broad purchasing function and contribute directly to commercial performance, supplier strategy and operational improvement.

Your new role

As Senior Buyer, you will ensure the business continues to offer high-quality products while achieving the best possible value for its customers. Working closely with sales, marketing, inventory control and the wider trading team, you will use market insight, effective negotiation and supplier management to deliver measurable improvements across cost, quality and service. You will manage the day-to-day purchasing function, support the development of the buying team and ensure departmental KPIs and performance standards are consistently achieved.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Negotiating commercial terms with existing and prospective suppliers.
• Managing and evaluating current and future cost prices to maintain competitiveness.
• Identifying and delivering cost-saving opportunities across the purchasing and supply chain process.
• Monitoring commodity price movements and presenting recommendations to the business.
• Managing supplier rebates, claim-backs and ...