Buyer – Catering Supplies

Job Title: Buyer – Catering Supplies

Location: Slough

Reporting To: Head of Catering Supplies

About the role

As a Buyer at Bidfood, you will be responsible for maximising the long-term profitability of the Catering Supplies category while building strong, effective partnerships with suppliers. You will manage a portfolio of products and suppliers, delivering commercial value through negotiation, range optimisation, and strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a portfolio of Catering Supplies products and suppliers
• Negotiate pricing, trading terms, and income opportunities to drive profitability
• Deliver annual promotional and advertising plans in collaboration with the Marketing team
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, driving performance against agreed service levels
• Work closely with Supply Chain teams to ensure efficient, cost-effective operations and optimal route-to-market
• Identify opportunities to optimise and develop the product range
• Support the implementation of category strategies and long-term growth plans
• Collaborate with the Senior Buyer and Head of Catering Supplies on new product development and innovation
• Monitor supplier, competitor, and market activity to maintain competitive advantage
• Continually identify and extract commercial value across the category

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in a buying or purchasing role, ideally within wholesale, foodservice, commercial cleaning, and/or food packaging sector
• Strong negotiation and commercial acumen
• Ability to build and maintain effective supplier relationships
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of catering supplies, hygiene, or packaging categories (desirable)

Key Competencies

• Commercially driven and results-focused
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Proactive and resilient under pressure
• Strategic thinker with a growth mindset
• Team player with strong cross-functional collaboration skills

Benefits

The essentials

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more
• A pension – contribute 4% and we will match you (after year 1, we will match your contributions up to 6%)
• Life cover that you can increase
• Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it
• A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP

The extras

• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink
• Get paid as you earn – access to up to 20% of your pay before payday
• Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover

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