Buyer - Livestock

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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 - read more about our Leadership School 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.

How we rate this

Buyer - Livestock at Morrisons rates 24 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.