Job Title: Commercial Buyer – Horticulture
The Company:
Our client is an established Horticultural grower and stock supplier of a wide range of hedges and various shrub plants. They now are seeking to recruit a knowledgeable Commercial Horticultural Buyer.
The Industry: Horticulture, Nursery, Garden Centre, Hedges, Shrubs, Plants, Agricultural, Agricultural, Buyer, Buying, Growers, Supplies, Stock Control, Commercial Buyer.
The Job Role Details:
As a Commercial Buyer, you will be able to demonstrate your experience directly within horticulture. Able to deliver a strong supply base and the best range of products for the business needs and requirements. Obtaining the best possible prices, through very good negotiation and sourcing skills.
Key Responsibilities:
Negotiation and stock control with suppliers.
Supplying the best range of products available for the business requirements.
Communicating with all departments, throughout the buying stages.
Ensuring production teams have what they need to continue to grow and produce quality plants.
To lead a small team of Junior Buyers, maintaining best practices are adhered to.
Lead, coach and motivate your small team.
Drive results and work to strict time scales.
To ensure suppliers deliver on specifications of plants/ products promised.
Consistently look for ways to improve the business model.
Work with internal stockholders to improve forecasts, deliver range changes, solve supplier issues, and improve buying process.
Ideal Person Skills and Qualifications:
Ideal:
Experience within a similar role of Commercial Horticultural Buying.
To have a Degree or relevant Horticultural Qualification.
Strong Horticultural knowledge and experience.
Ideally have achieved a CIPS qualification.
Experience in buying Hardy Nursery stock and sourcing.
You will be able to demonstrate your ability to work with a supply base to deliver the range and quality of products required at the best possible price.
Ideally, you will have led a team and managed people in the past.
Develop a good working relationship with colleagues and customers.
Competent computer skills – Microsoft packages – Word, Excel, Outlook.
Salary package:
£ 40,000 - £ 60,000 p.a. Experience Dependant.
Plus Company Benefits to be discussed.
How to apply: Interested candidates should email their CV and a brief covering letter outlining their experience in agriculture, any previous work experience and why they believe they are suitable for the role to; Kate@agriFJ.co.uk
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