Job Description
About Trevors Foodservice
Trevors foodservice is a third generation family run foodservice company based in Fleetwood, delivering ambient chilled frozen + non food. Trevors Foodservice celebrated it's 60th birthday last year, and has recently moved into a new site in Fleetwood, holding it's position as a leading Foodservice company within the North West.
Join our growing team today and see how far you could progress. We have members of our team who have been here for 30+ years and moved up through the ranks during their time, could this be you?
Purpose of the Job;
Job Purpose: To assist the Purchasing Manager in stock ordering and replenishment, selecting and purchasing new products, and reviewing existing lines, working with suppliers to create strong working relationships with them, ensuring marketing money is secured from suppliers and ensuring the right products and volumes are stocked at the right time, at the right price.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage stock control, including stock ordering, stock replenishment and coordinate stock checks as necessary.
- Review our stock holding for potential additions and deletions.
- Track purchase orders, delivery dates and incoming deliveries and address any delays, ensuring all purchase orders are received and acknowledged from suppliers.
- Manage ‘At Risk’ products to minimise business exposure from slow selling lines
- Source supplier funding for short dated stock, slow moving, replacement stock and samples
- Creating codes for new products
- Managing and working with existing and new suppliers to meet customer demand, checking any new suppliers are accredited in line with Company Policy before agreeing to trade.
- Manage and work with designated suppliers with regards to price negotiations, NPD, promotional planning, product range, new products & de-listed products.
- Monitor suppliers to ensure contract terms and performance is continued, or improved satisfactory performance levels are achieved.
- Meet with suppliers on a regular basis and to negotiate local terms per annum.
- Track and manage national and local supplier terms ensuring all targets are met, where possible.
- Raise complaints with suppliers for incoming goods where orders are not delivered on time and in full.
Skills and Requirements
- Reliable, focused and detailed orientated
- Someone who can take this role in their stride and put their positive stamp on their supplier portfolio
- Capable of working independently, but also part of a team within Trevors Foodservice
- Someone who is wanting to be a part of a fast growing business.
- Purchasing experience ( B2B Preferable )
- Ability to use Microsoft Packages
- Ability to build strong relationships
Benefits of working for Trevors Foodsevice;
- Competitive salary ( based off experience )
- 28 days holiday per annum
- Pension Scheme
- Discounts on all stock items
- Paid referral Scheme
- Weekly Pay
- Multiple Business event throughout the year fully paid for