Buyer

Do you Love Cake? Do you want to work within a growing local family business? Then we have the role for you. Due to our continued success, Bells of Lazonby are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Buyer to join our Procurement team.

Location: Lazonby, Cumbria

Salary: From £30k per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About Us:

We are an established family bakery with a taste for quality, having created delicious products for over 75 years. We produce baked goods for retail and food service. We operate two bakeries: a conventional Bakery and a dedicated Gluten, Wheat and Milk Free Bakery avoiding 12 out of the 14 notifiable allergens.

We specialise in cake and sweet pastry tart products and supply all the major UK retailers with ambient Free From Ranges and a number of the leading Coffee Shop Chains with ambient and frozen ranges.

Our people are our greatest asset. We have been baking high quality products for over 75 years. Our current team members have over 2,250 years of collective baking experience with us!

Our unique place means innovation has been key to our business growth and has always been at the heart of our business. Quality Service people are the other main driver for us.

We guide our business by three core values:

- Family: To maintain our ethos of supporting each other as one team and nurturing talent to produce baked goods that we would be proud to serve to our own families

- Innovation: To spot the latest trends in our industry before they happen and encourage open creativity and blue sky thinking within all our team

- Quality: We pride ourselves on working with the best suppliers for our ingredients and have achieved the highest BRC accreditation grade of AA. We are RSPO Accredited, Vegan Society approved, and Coeliac society approved

Buyer - The Role:

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. As a key member of the team, you will provide essential support to ensure the smooth operation of the buying process. You will work closely with the procurement team, liaising with suppliers, and work collaboratively with a cross-functional team within the company.

Buyer - Key Responsibilities:

- Support and implement procurement strategy, whilst contributing to the continuous improvement of procurement processes

- Conduct market research to identify and evaluate new suppliers and products, that aligns with the business strategy and objectives

- Compiling and analysing data related to purchasing activity to support the decision-making

- Conduct supplier negotiations to secure best price, quantity, delivery, and terms

- Build and maintain existing supplier relationships, as well as developing new ones

- Support and lead tenders, projects, implementing procedures, and running meetings

- Work collaborative with cross functional teams to deliver business needs and projects

- Handle and manager supply chain issues as when they arise

- Support New Product Development with coordinating with suppliers and internal teams, with sourcing new products, bringing from concept to market

- Carrying out administrative task, preparing and managing any necessary documentation

- Monitor and manage supplier performance, including quality and delivery

Buyer - You:

- Demonstrated negotiation skills and commercial awareness

- Ability to make decisions

- Ability to cope with pressure and adapt to different situations

- Good analytical and problem-solving skills

- IT skills, including Microsoft office and ERP systems

- Able to work well in a team

- Strong organisational skills

- A willingness to learn

Buyer - Benefits:

- 33 days' annual leave including Bank Holidays

- Company Sick Pay

- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Corporate Gym membership

- Employee Forums

- Free onsite parking

- Discounted cakes

- Death in Service Scheme

- Employee Assistance program

- Shopping discounts

If you are successful, we will undertake the relevant pre-employment checks after you have been offered a job, this includes verifying your right to work in the UK, and where relevant verifying your driving.

Bells of Lazonby is committed to equal opportunities for all, we are an accredited Disability Confident Committed employer. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process; we accept all job applications in a variety of formats.

To submit your application for this exciting Buyer opportunity, please click ‘Apply' now!