Job Details
Our client is Britain’s leading Wholesale Group with 37 Members operating through 111 Depots. Group turnover will reach over £3bn this year making them a major player within the Cash & Carry and Wholesale delivered sector.
They are aggressive players in both the retail, catering and on trade market and enjoy a robust traditional Cash and Carry and delivered business.
They provide a centralized trading and marketing operation to all their Members. Utilising their huge negotiating power, wealth of own brand initiatives and aggressive promotional support.
To support their rapid growth and development of business they are currently looking to recruit an additional Trader with wholesale experience to join the team based at their offices in Buckinghamshire.
The remit will be to manage branded frozen and chilled products and soft drinks categories.
Key result areas will be Overriders • Promotional Activity • Trading Income • Tactical • Insight • Central Pricing • Membership Support • Category and Joint Business Planning • Central Distribution – managing cost of service, developing range and income.
Knowledge and Skills:
Buyers with Chilled or Frozen or Soft Drinks experience are of particular interest although applications are welcome from applicants with strong buying and trading experience, whether its foodservice, cash and carry or retail background.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong business planning skills and strong negotiating ability.
Computer literacy is required, coupled with data manipulation interpretation skills. Candidates should be familiar with other market tools.
The successful candidate will need to display creativity and imagination, as well as appreciation of foodservice, wholesale and retail grocery markets.
Candidates should possess excellent oral and written communication skills and have proven negotiation and analytical skills.
The position offers an attractive salary and benefits package, which include, bonus earning opportunity, company car, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, life assurance / death in service benefit and private health insurance.
Whilst we would like to respond to all our on-line applicants, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes of applications we receive.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks from submitting your application, please assume on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
rpc foodservice recruitment, a Division of The rpc Group of Companies is at the forefront of placing professionals into all sectors of the foodservice sector. Operating throughout the UK and Internationally in the areas of Delivered Foodservice – All temperature spans, Contract Distribution, Food Ingredients, Catering Disposables, Catering Equipment, Foodservice Manufacturing, Fresh Produce, Seafood and Cash and Carry.
We frequently manage confidential appointments on behalf of our clients, some of which are not advertised.
If you are interested in working in the foodservice sector and seeking to develop your career please do not hesitate to contact us for a confidential discussion and access to our complete portfolio of current opportunities.
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