Meat/Proteins Buyer

Job Title: Pork Buyer/Sourcing Executive (Commercial Led)
Pork/Meat Experience not critical

Imperium Commodity Search is exclusively retained by a global meat/proteins trading house, exporter and supplier, seeking growth in their pork category in Europe (Netherlands office).  Through internal relocations an opportunity has opened up for a commercially orientated, dynamic pork buyer to join the team.  This is one half of an established trading desk, and the mandate is to secure product to meet client needs at competitive prices to drive PnL through a diligent, commercially astute buying process.

Working hand in hand with the sales and export arm of the business, you will be responding to client requirements and orders from the sales team, directly impacting PnL of trades in the pork category and earning commissions/bonus on a percentage model to reward for commerciality and efficient sourcing.  Think of the role as one side of the trading coin, specialising in purchase pricing and working in a specialist team to drive PnL as a unit.  With sourcing and supplier relationships being critical, you will be travelling to meet with producers and suppliers across Europe in the pork category to foster and develop long lasting and commercially viable relationships with trusted, quality partners.

To succeed in this role, you will be energetic, inquisitive, active and curious.  This is not an internal sourcing role, but one half of a trading position, and will suit an individual looking to transition to a commercially rewarded and dynamic trading desk.

Benefits:

• Meritocratic business with a longstanding staff
• Internal progression opportunities to develop your trading skills and experience
• Broad internal benefits and employee assistance
• Firm operates in over 150 countries with a diverse product basis and team

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain relationships with supplier base across European markets for pork/meat products
• Negotiate with suppliers and drive competitive pricing to acheive team/desk PnL goals
• Respond to sales side orders from the desk, seeking to source product required by customers at good margins to drive customer satisfaction, timeliness and desk profits
• Maintain detailed records on pork/meat supplier network across Europe and keep data up to date and accurate
• Monitor competitor activity and ensure continuation of the firms position as a leading trading house in the space
• Travel to suppliers to maintain relationships and handle negotiations/inspections and foster close ties
• Attend industry conferences and events for networking and promotional purposes
• Maintain constant and open communication with sales team to ensure a team focussed and plugged-in approach to meat trading
• Manage risk exposure and handle long term contract negotiations to ensure strong commercials with risk control

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• 2+ years’ prior foods/commodities/meat/protein sourcing or procurement experience in the European markets
• Good knowledge of proteins/meats is beneficial but not required
• Fluency in English; additional languages beneficial
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an active and go-getter approach to trading/procurement/sourcing
• A strong desire to bring more commercial focus to your sourcing career

If you are finding yourself looking towards the door in your current role, and the above sounds like it could appeal, we would love to hear from you. You wont need a CV/Resume put together if you don’t have one.  You can reach out to Mark Taylor or Josh Clark on LinkedIn, by email, phone, carrier pigeon, smoke signals or post.  Email or Phone is probably easiest though:

josh.clark@imperiumcs.com & mark.taylor@imperiumcs.com
+44 (0) 203 927 5090 | +1 312 380 0225 | +65 3158 1066
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