Senior Buying Manager

Description:

Join Keelings! You will be part of a passionate team of people and a growing business. Come on the journey with us where you will grow and develop and truly feel a sense of belonging. At Keelings, we don't just grow quality fresh produce, we also nurture people and their professional development. The Keelings family always employ the best people for the job, the key to our success is the quality of the people we employ.

Our Strategic Priorities

Better Food We make our products better and inspire more people to enjoy produce.

People We support our people to learn, be at their best, contribute and deliver on their commitments, using One Keelings' standards.

Better Ways Every year we improve our competitiveness, efficiency and delivery through insight, technology and One Keelings.

Better World We improve our environmental and social impact to make a positive difference in our world.

Partnerships Working with Keelings creates value and longterm relationships with our customers & suppliers.

Growth We invest in and deliver insight led, focused, profitable growth into the future.

Keelings Values

People Matter We support and treat each other in a clear, fair and respectful way. We all learn, develop and encourage everyone to contribute

Teamwork We inspire and help each other to deliver our ambitions together as One Keelings

Integrity We do the right thing and deliver on our commitments

Passion for Achievement We motivate ourselves and each other to achieve our ambitions with energy, knowledge and courage. We are always striving to be better.

Purpose Of The Role

To focus on delivering our strategic sourcing objectives to double the business over the next 7 years through constant focus on our customers and products. Constantly support our sales teams to develop and provide support and mentoring to them as well as new starters to realize success for them and the business

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Financials– Sales & Margins
 

• Develop and grow sales within our existing supply base and identify new suppliers and regions of supply in line with strategy and budget
• Management of margin in line with our sales growth plans
• Negotiate annual JBP,LTA and other agreements with suppliers
• Negotiate event,seasonal,weekly, monthly and annual raw material prices
• Annual budgeting responsibility in line with company objectives
• Draft competitive tenders to win new and maintain existing business whilst giving full consideration to profitability
• Price and deliver seasonal programs for our customers
   

Product
 

• Input into the development of market leading and differentiated ranges through our NPD process
• Coordinate our weekly buying requirements
• Input into the development ranges for the big 4 seasonal events – Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, & Easter
• Coordinate and arrange event buying requirements with our internal buying teams and our suppliers
• Detailed raw material departure plans by event, by day and by supplier
• Continually benchmark our offering versus the market in product range, price and competitiveness
• Continuously review category performances and host weekly category meetings
   

Supply Chain
 

• Work with key National and International suppliers both existing and potential
• Work on a consolidation model to optimise our supply chain from the Netherlands to Ireland
• Grower visits and quality checks
• Coordinate event production requirements in the Netherlands on key lines for key events
• Develop more direct sources of supply / Open new lines of supply to reduce our cost base
• Negotiate our annual contracts around our volume lines including but not limited to chrysanthemums, lilies and mini gerberas.