Buyer

Feeling stuck in your current buying role? Ready for a fresh challenge in a fast-growing, dynamic environment?

Pertemps is looking for a Food Buyer to join our client’s thriving retail business in Plymouth. This isn’t just another buying job—it’s an opportunity to take ownership, shape product ranges, and drive real commercial success in a company that values your expertise and ideas.

Why Make the Move?

• More Influence: Be part of a growing team where your decisions truly make an impact.
• Exciting Growth: Work with a business that’s expanding and investing in new opportunities.
• Dynamic & Fast-Paced: No two days are the same—stay ahead of trends, build winning ranges, and see your ideas come to life.
• Build Strong Supplier Relationships: Negotiate the best deals, bring in new products, and shape the future of the category.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Sourcing and developing innovative food products and expanding the range.
• Negotiating killer deals to drive sales, margin, and profitability.
• Building and managing supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost, and availability.
• Keeping ahead of the competition, analysing trends and market activity to maintain a winning product offering.
• Collaborating with teams across the business to keep stock flowing and promotions on point.
• Driving efficiency while maintaining quality and meeting all compliance requirements.

What We’re Looking For:

• A buyer with food industry experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong negotiator with great commercial awareness.
• Someone detail-driven and analytical with a passion for great products.
• A team player with the confidence to influence key stakeholders.
• Ambitious, proactive, and ready to take their career to the next level!

What’s in It for You?

• Competitive salary with great benefits.
• A chance to make a real impact in a growing business.
• Pension scheme, long service awards, employee discounts & cycle-to-work scheme.

If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to step up, make a move, and work somewhere that values your expertise—this is it.

Apply today or contact Chelsea Goodman in the Pertemps Plymouth office for more details. Let’s talk about what’s next for you!