Category Buyer – Join Foodbuy Group and Grow Your Career!Looking for a role that fits your life, supports your growth, and accelerates your career? At Foodbuy Group, we put people first. We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a flexible, dynamic environment where you can thrive. This isn’t just a job—it’s an opportunity to make an impact and advance your career in procurement.Who We AreFoodbuy is a leading food procurement organisation in the UK, managing over £2bn in spend. We bring together a vast network of foodservice and hospitality clients, helping them source food, non-food products, and essential services efficiently. Our expert procurement services save clients time and money, allowing them to focus on what truly matters to their businesses.The Role: Category BuyerWe’re looking for a Category Buyer to take ownership of a strategic category and drive growth. Reporting to the Category Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering our £270m business plan, ensuring supplier relationships, category strategies, and commercial performance are optimised.Key Responsibilities✅ Supplier & Contract Management – Manage supplier relationships, conduct quarterly business reviews, and oversee contract compliance.✅ Category Strategy & Growth – Develop a 3-year category strategy, driving sustainable business volume growth and maximising commercial value.✅ Procurement Leadership – Own key steps of the Foodbuy Procurement Framework (FPF), from business needs assessment to implementation.✅ Client & Consumer Focus – Work closely with Compass & external clients, ensuring optimal category spend and implementation of agreed supply chains.✅ Service & Performance Management – Monitor distributor service levels to ensure they exceed business expectations and drive volume growth.✅ Market & Competitor Insights – Leverage market data and supplier relationships to establish category leadership.What We’re Looking For🔹 Proven experience in buying/procurement, preferably within the food sector🔹 A world-class negotiator with strong commercial acumen🔹 Experience identifying growth opportunities and optimising supplier relationships🔹 Excellent project management skills, capable of handling multiple priorities🔹 Strong analytical abilities, able to translate data into actionable insightsWhy Join Us?✨ Competitive salary & benefits package✨ Flexible working environment✨ Opportunities for career progression & personal development✨ Work with a market-leading procurement organisationIf you’re an experienced buying/procurement professional with a passion for food and strategic sourcing, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and take your career to the next level with Foodbuy.
