Livestock Buyer | Perth
Company: | ABP |
Location: | Scotland |
Salary: | competitive plus company car |
We are currently looking for a full-time Livestock Buyer based in Perth to join our fantastic procurement team.
This is an exciting supplier facing role which requires excellent personable and communication skills for liaising with our existing suppliers and growing supply base.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the business is supplied with the best quality cattle and sheep for our retail, catering and export customers as we grow and develop as part of our investment programme within Scotland.
– Providing Livestock Procurement advice and information to management as required
– Carrying out farm visits to develop and maintain relationships with farmers including producer group meetings.
– Co-ordinate with livestock agents, farmers, hauliers and other livestock suppliers to ensure deliveries of cattle & sheep are made on time
– Ensuring you adhere to current animal welfare legislation and company operating procedures at all times with regard to safe movement, handling and production of cattle and sheep
– Procuring livestock from suppliers with on farm visits and via phone
– Liaising regularly with the Procurement Manager
– Liaising with the lairage department to ensure livestock deliveries arrive in a timely manner
– Assisting at and attending agricultural shows and any other related eventsIt is also important to us that you learn each of these areas within the business to further understand your role:
– Procurement & Supply Chain
– Lairage & Animal Welfare
– Slaughter
– Primary Carcass Breakdown & Yields
– Boning/Production
– Customer Specifications
– Stock Rotation (Maturation)
– Production Planning
– Food Safety and Quality Services
The ideal candidate would be highly motivated, ambitious and commercially minded with the ability to adapt to change in a highly competitive and fast moving environment.
The ideal candidate should have the following:
– Strong financial understanding and business acumen
– Highly motivated, ambitious and commercially minded
– Excellent time management
– Self-motivated, driven, and strong communication skills
– Excellent attention to detail
– Experience of working with Microsoft Office
– Ability to adapt to change in a highly competitive and fast moving environment
– Ability to work under pressure
– Must hold a full UK Driving Licence