Livestock Buyer

We are currently looking for a full-time Livestock Buyer based at our Shrewsbury site, to join our fantastic Procurement team.

This is an exciting supplier facing role which requires excellent interpersonal skills, and integrity for liaising with our existing farmers and growing supply base.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the business is supplied with the right types and quantities of cattle and sheep in line with company requirements, pricing guidelines and terms, to fulfil the requirements of our retail, catering and export customers.

• Working as part of a small team based at ABP Shrewsbury to ensure there is sufficient cattle and sheep supplied to the business each week, it is procured within company price guidance and terms and also in accordance with Farm Assurance requirements.
• Providing Livestock Procurement advice and information to management, farmers and hauliers as required.
• Carrying out farm visits to develop and maintain relationships with farmers including producer group meetings.
• Co-ordinate with livestock agents, farmers, hauliers and other livestock suppliers to ensure deliveries of cattle & sheep are made on time ensuring production runs smoothly without downtime.
• Ensuring you adhere to current animal welfare legislation and company operating procedures at all times with regard to safe movement, handling and production of cattle and sheep
• Procuring livestock from suppliers with on farm visits and via phone
• Liaising regularly with the Procurement Manager, Site GM, production teams and industry officials, including veterinarians and the FSA.
• Assisting at and attending agricultural shows and any other related events.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations.
• Comply with company policy and procedures

It is also important that you learn each of these areas within the business to compliment your role to which you will be provided training as and when necessary:

• Procurement & Supply Chain
• Lairage & Animal Welfare
• Slaughter
• Primary Carcass Breakdown & Yields
• Boning/Production
• Customer Specifications
• Stock Rotation (Maturation)
• Production Planning

Monday to Friday

Shrewsbury

The ideal candidate should have the following:

• Strong financial understanding and business acumen
• Highly motivated, ambitious and commercially minded
• Excellent time management
• Self-motivated, driven, and strong communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office
• Ability to adapt to change in a highly competitive and fast moving environment
• Ability to work under pressure
• Must hold a full UK Driving Licence

This vacancy is open to experienced buyers as well as anyone looking to start their career in the livestock/red meat industry as full training will be provided for the role.

The ideal candidate would be highly motivated, ambitious and commercially minded with the ability to adapt to change in a highly competitive and fast moving environment