Senior Buyer

We are looking for a bright, mission-oriented individual to join the growing Product team in our New York office as a Senior Buyer. You’ll be adding your own passion and expertise to a team with an unparalleled knowledge of fruits, vegetables, and specialty produce - united in its commitment to building a new supply chain.

Collectively, we have spent over fifteen years building our own supply chain, uniting over 600 growers and producers across Europe, the US and Australia. You will take on a fundamental role in the purchasing process, ensuring its ongoing efficiency and success. Thinking outside the box, you will reduce non-conformities and read deep into our live data to increase availability across the range.

You’ll be an excellent communicator, bringing a dynamic energy to our tight knit team. You’ll be confident in juggling several projects at once and thrive when no two days are the same.

Willing to create solutions and always looking to go beyond what you already know. Most importantly, you’ll be driven by a genuine commitment to changing the way food is being farmed & supplied.

Responsibilities

• Ensure correct stock pars based on sales data and projections
• Maintaining and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers
• Negotiating best prices with suppliers and achieving quality requirements
• Reviewing business processes in and out, and identifying ways to reducing costs while maximising value for the company
• Report on KPIs using company metrics
• Work with the seasons, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders as products come in and out of season
• Identifying and resolving supply chain issues through effective communication with stakeholders.
• Address product and logistic issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Lead, motivate, support and train the product team, fostering a culture of efficiency, collaboration and quality.
• Prepare regular reports on product metrics, challenges, and achievements, providing insights to senior management for informed decision-making.
• Liaise with other teams to ensure company needs are met.

ABOUT YOU

• Previous experience of a minimum of 3 years in fresh food and in supervising people
• Ability to build reports, analyse data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions
• Strong commercial acumen & negotiation skills, and the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders / suppliers
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets is required
• Ability to lead, coordinate and motivate people
• A passion for bettering the food system
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent communication & planning skills
• Ability to hit the ground running - you will enjoy working autonomously as well as part of a tight-knit team
• Ability to resolve complex supply chain situations and problems in general with a proactive and a positive attitude

PERKS

• Healthcare, dental, vision,
• Europe-based vacation time standards
• Staff discount on all fruit & vegetables, dairy, and charcuterie in our warehouse
• Opportunities to grow within the company

Salary: 80 - 95K

Our vision for a better food system is built on real human relationships and a diversity of experience, perspective and ideas. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Email us your CV and tell us why you want to join the team.