Senior Buyer (Perishable)

Reporting to the Category Manager, the Senior Buyer is responsible for sourcing high-quality products, negotiating with suppliers, managing purchase orders, monitoring inventory, and ensuring product availability, quality, and timely delivery. This role plays a key part in driving category performance by balancing cost, quality, customer demand, and profitability. The ideal candidate is commercially minded, analytical, results-driven, and passionate about identifying opportunities to grow the business through strategic purchasing decisions and strong supplier partnerships.

You Will

Negotiate pricing, payment terms, promotional support, contracts, and supply agreements to maximize value and achieve business objectives.

Prepare and issue purchase orders while proactively monitoring delivery schedules to ensure timely replenishment and product availability.

Monitor inventory levels and optimize stock to minimize shortages, overstock, shrinkage, and product waste.

Analyze sales trends, customer demand, seasonal patterns, market conditions, and supplier performance to support data-driven purchasing decisions.

Partner closely with Sales, Operations, Warehouse, Finance, and Quality Assurance teams to ensure smooth execution of purchasing activities and category initiatives.

Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while resolving delivery, quality, pricing, and supply issues in a timely and professional manner.

Support product selection, new product launches, assortment optimization, cost reduction initiatives, and margin improvement opportunities to enhance category performance.

Review purchasing reports, inventory reports, sales performance, and market intelligence to identify trends and make informed buying decisions.

Ensure all purchasing activities comply with Company policies, food safety standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

You Should Have / Been

Minimum 3 years of retail procurement, buying, or category management experience, preferably within the grocery or retail industry.