Buyer - Livestock

More about the role

We're looking for a Buyer within our Livestock team based at our Spalding site. This role will maintain relationships with current and new suppliers, securing livestock at the given weekly price on farm or market. Delivering stock to plan, managing stakeholder relationships across the site, planning and external sales. They will also have direct line management responsibility for 2 team members.

Some of your responsibilities will include

• Number of stock bought direct from Farm
• Weights/Grades/Spec of Cattle & Lambs supplied
• Build critical relationships with all Myton Food Group suppliers. Representing the company in a fair and reputable way
• Working in conjunction with other buyers, the Livestock Office: Operations, Admin, Transport and Livestock Technical Auditor, in addition to the lairage, abattoir and planning. To ensure that ideas are shared and the teams work as one to meet the needs of our consumer
• Service to abattoirs within 98% to Plan
• Sourcing up to £450+ million of stock every year, including: beef, lamb & pork, dealing with over 3,000 suppliers
• Achievement of Livestock KPIs
• Safeguard our business by getting closer to our customers; ensuring 100% of suppliers are visited
• Build strong relationships with our supplier base be visible and visit farmers regularly
• Ensure that livestock is sourced to our business needs and to the requirements of our retail consumer
• Optimise batches to ensure that stock is bought to plan, with correct delivery numbers adhered to
• Monitor supplier performance and review our publicity and marketing to tackle issues, working closely with the livestock development and admin team
• Confirm all buying on time in full as soon as possible, to conform to planning, operations and transport requirements
• Ensure that all information provided is correct to reduce potential operational downtime for the processor
• Know and play a role in facilitating Myton's Welfare & Sustainability policies.

More about our perks

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

For this role, we're looking for someone who has:

• Experience in the livestock industry preferable, or previous buying experience
• Evidence of being a proven negotiator
• Proven experience of delivering category strategies in a complex, competitive market
• Knowledge of the livestock industry, buying/sourcing and good knowledge of the retail consumer needs
• A strong reputation for customer relations
• The ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to use excel and basic computer programmes
• Good communication skills
• Ability to deal with immediate changes, moving suppliers around to comply with operational needs.