Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager- LONDON (UK) W/M

L'entreprise

Répertoire Culinaire is specialised in the importation and distribution of high quality food products, either chilled, ambient or frozen. We operates in the United Kingdom, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and Singapore.
Our customer base is composed of Restaurants, Hotels, Independent Delicatessens, Retailers and prestigious Food Halls

Description du poste

As their Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager you will be in charge of purchasing : Customer service (delivering the highest standard at all time), exceptional product’s quality, finding new products while managing costs efficiently. You will also be responsible for Inventory and Supply Chain.

Purchasing

• Develop the purchasing portfolio with a complete, coherent and competitive product range sourced worldwide,

• Liaise and develop long-term partnerships with suppliers,

• Negotiate pricing, discounts and rebate while improving cost and margin for the company,

• Manage litigation with suppliers,

• Monitor competitors’ products and pricing.

• Manage stock level and place orders when required,

• Time management on order and delivery schedules (ensure orders are delivered on time),

• Manage stock levels through regular stock check and stock take and update database

• Efficiently manage stock rotation while minimising wastage,

• Monitor consumption and wastage, pro-actively produce recommendations for changes,

• Put in place new process to improve the warehouse operating, limit wastage, picking error,

• Manage transport companies’ performance and make recommendations for improvement when necessary,

• Manage logistics problems,

• Develop an efficient sampling system with the sales department and other purchasing administrator, and manage samples rotation.

• Proactively assist when required i.e.: fridge/operations problems, shortages, overstocks, accounts for cost, selling prices or products changes, new products creation, change of supplier, credits required.

• Update database at all time on pricing, product, supplier and reporting.

Supply Chain

You will be managing Inventory to ensure accurate and up to date stock.

• Maintain an accurate stock level,

• Ensure all systems are updated at all time,

• Forecast future orders to maintain stock levels,

Liaise with external suppliers,

• Control wastage and damaged stock ensuring all required systems are up to date,

• Organise collections from suppliers,

• Support Quality Supervisor,

• Support and liaise with other departments when required.

Profil recherché

Your skills

• Quick learner with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, maintain focus, and adapt to a variety of challenges

• Strong competencies in EXCEL,

• Previous experience in Purchasing / Buying/ Stock Control/ Supply Chain preferably in food service

• Operate to highest personal standard,

• Proactive, dynamic and you work autonomously,

• Strong sense of time organization and urgency

• Great attention to details,

• Able to work independently and within a team

• Resilient, you can work under pressure to tight deadlines while handling unexpected work flow,

• Able to work independently and within a team

• FRENCH is MANDATORY with an excellent level of English

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