A exciting role has come up in the Fresh Produce Industry A key player in the Fruit Industry worldwide are looking for a experienced Procurement Manager to join their team in the UK! Key Performance Areas: Liaison with overseas suppliers on volumes, market prices, and agreeing weekly programmes Monitoring supply from growers on a daily basis Liaison with sales team on supply vs customer requirements Managing transport logistics for overseas sources Running weekly accounting, preparing any claims and managing P/L of overseas supplier accounts alongside Procurement Administration Liaison with accounts on invoices and claims Principal Accountabilities Liaison with suppliers on short term availability, daily loadings, and making sure departure advices are received Weekly liaison with suppliers on prices and agreeing programmes Preparing weekly supplier programmes tailored to customer demand Managing logistics and load plans ex source for all countries; daily liaison with hauliers for Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Daily liaison with sales team and QC team on customer requirements in terms of volumes, quality and varieties Monitoring quality reports, stock rotation and Wares packing charges Monitoring programme vs actual on deliveries to highlight any shortages/over supply Preparation of supplier returns/invoicing incorporating any necessary claims, and monitoring P/L of overseas supplier accounts Other ad hoc duties as required Person Specification Procurement experience from the UK Fresh Produce Industry Evidence of extensive experience working in a comparable role, preferably within the soft fruit industry. Be able to communicate in Spanish at a level which enables you to work with non-English speaking suppliers. Strong appreciation of our business needs and resourcefulness in coming up with solutions to their challenges Ability to relate to key client personnel in a professional and credible fashion Well-developed personal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a wide range of employees Good interpersonal skills and well-developed leadership and management skills Creativity Ability to delegate effectively and to follow-up as appropriate Ability to work as part of a team with colleagues across professional, operational and cultural boundaries Proactive approach and prompt responses to all service requests Ability to identify needs and issues and recommend suitable and pragmatic courses of action and solutions, adopting a risk aware approach Good time management and organisational skills with the ability to handle a number of tasks at once and meeting deadlines as required Very good organisational skills Good IT skills including experience of Word and Excel Reports to : Head of Procurement Send over a CV to / or call Frank or Georgina to discuss this opportunity