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Senior Buyer

Montezuma's Chocolates

Senior Buyer

Salary Not Specified

Montezuma's Chocolates, Birdham, West Sussex

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: d0783794952d435e9080f720cb9cb35d

Full Job Description

  • Responsible for order placement timing, supply/demand alignment, material replenishment and supplier performance.

  • Continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance to ensure they adhere to the delivery requirements.

  • Working in conjunction with the Factory and senior management team to ensure chocolate suppliers are within contract and supply is continuous.

  • Working closely with the planning department ensuring we are running lean with product available on time and in full for all channels.

  • Sourcing the most affordable materials for the company's manufacturing process and administration through price comparisons between suppliers.

  • Using Sage correctly and fully to ensure the data that all departments require is kept up to date.

  • Regular reviews and analysis of data to ensure stock levels are maintained and adjusted as required.

  • Responsible for chasing suppliers to ensure they deliver the purchasing as per the agreement.

  • Responsible ensuring the purchasing budget is kept to an acceptable level, as outlined by the senior management team.

  • Responsible for ensuring we have a second-choice supplier for all critical raw materials and packaging.

  • Responsible for managing the supplier matrix including supplier documentation ensuring we are audit ready at all times.

  • Target on cost savings based on negotiations and relationship building with the suppliers.

  • Managing the supplier relationships for the company, ensuring supplier meetings are arranged as and when applicable including top 5 suppliers.

  • Regularly contacting suppliers to renegotiate prices.

  • Responsible for resolving any disputes with suppliers, queries on delivery notes and invoice - in a timely manner to ensure it does not affect other departments.

  • Ensure external compliance is maintained.

  • Working alongside operation seniors on continuous improvement.

  • Work alongside NPD with procurement related tasks.

  • Responsible for ensuring procurement KPI's are completed on time and in full achieving targets set by the senior management team.

  • Responsible for taking over procurement for the Bristows site (based in Devon).


    • If this sounds like you and want to work in a fun and different place, please get in touch with your CV, covering letter and and salary expectations :)`

    Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

    In brief, you will be a brilliant Senior Buyer where ultimately your overall responsibility will be for company purchasing, ensuring it is within budget, delivered to timescales and you will frequently review the overall process. You will have a commercial approach, strong negotiation skills and a passion for purchasing!

    Our Values are really important to us and are the basis of lots of things we do, and we expect everyone to live them - Be Entrepreneurial, Do Business Properly and Fun-Loving.,
  • Procurement: 1 year (required)

    Bereavement leave

  • Casual dress

  • Company events

  • Company pension

  • Discounted or free food

  • Employee discount

  • Free parking

  • On-site parking

  • Paid volunteer time

  • Referral programme

  • Sick pay


    • Schedule:
  • Day shift

  • Monday to Friday