Senior Buyer

Job description

Senior Buyer – Food

We're partnering with a well-established food business to find an experienced Senior Buyer to join their commercial team, based in the West Midlands.

This is a great opportunity for a senior buyer with a strong food category background to take ownership of a key area of spend, with real scope to influence supplier and range strategy.

The role:

• Own category strategy, range planning and supplier negotiation across your food category area
• Build and develop strong supplier relationships, driving commercial terms, cost improvements and NPD
• Use sales, market and competitor data to inform range, pricing and promotional decisions
• Work closely with buying, marketing, quality and supply chain teams to deliver category plans
• Take ownership of P&L performance for your category

What we're looking for:

• Proven buying experience within food (retail, wholesale or foodservice backgrounds all considered)
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with a track record of managing supplier relationships
• Confident using data and insight to drive decisions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

What's on offer:

• £70,000 base salary
• Additional benefits
• Hybrid working, based in the West Midlands

This is a confidential search, full details of the business will be shared with shortlisted candidates.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

West Midlands

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-09-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English