Job Title: Assistant Buyer
Location: Claylake, Spalding, Hybrid (1 day per week in office)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time
We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Buyer to join our team and support our goal of sourcing the finest ingredients, balancing quality and cost-effectiveness. In this role, you’ll develop a deep understanding of our products, customers, and supply chain while managing procurement for select categories and contributing to our mission of delivering high-quality meals.
Core Responsibilities
- Support Lead Category and Category Buyers in implementing strategic plans and buying initiatives
- Gather and analyze internal and external information to support supplier negotiations
- Manage specific categories, suppliers, and tenders, taking ownership of procurement processes
- Use your analytical skills to model data and assess impacts on cost, quality, and supply chain
- Assist cross-functional teams in the tender process to ensure all legal and Food Technical approvals are met
- Review supplier data on a weekly basis, ensuring corrective actions and supplier improvement plans align with SLAs
- Work closely with suppliers and internal teams to maintain ingredient availability and optimize quality
- Assist recipe developers in sourcing new ingredients and collaborate with finance to resolve invoice queries
- Contribute to reducing customer OTIF (On Time In Full) by analyzing data and supporting cross-functional solutions
- Update supplier forecasts, analyze contract uptake, and communicate any issues to relevant teams
- Confidently communicate and negotiate with suppliers, maintaining effective and professional relationships
Who You Are
- Knowledgeable in food manufacturing and/or fresh produce
- Experienced in procurement, planning, or sales within a commercial environment
- Commercially minded with strong numeracy and data analysis skills (advanced Excel skills, e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)
- Skilled in communication and relationship-building, with a collaborative approach to stakeholder management
- Detail-oriented, highly organized, and capable of managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Quality-obsessed with a keen eye for detail
Equal Opportunities
Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner!
Whether it is creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto.
We are committed to equality of opportunity across our organisation. At all levels we promote equality, ensuring our people are consistently treated in a fair and equal manner.
If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.
In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example - she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).
If you like what you’ve read about Gousto and want to find out more, please click **I’m interested** below to apply!
