Trainee Livestock Buyer – Central Scotland

Job title:

Trainee Livestock Buyer – Central Scotland

Company

De Lacy Executive

Job description

An exciting opportunity awaits someone with an agricultural background to enter livestock procurement at one of the UK’s leading meat producers.As a livestock buyer, your primary responsibility will be to ensure that the abattoir has a sufficient supply of cattle and sheep to meet its orders. Your time will be divided between office work and on-the-road farm visits, where you’ll build productive relationships with suppliers.To succeed in this role, you must be an effective communicator capable of negotiating livestock purchases and fostering strong relationships with suppliers. Additionally, you’ll need to be driven, well-organized, and able to meet procurement targets.To be considered for this position, you must have a strong knowledge of commercial beef and sheep farming. Full training and support will be provided.The role:

• Build and maintain relationships with farmers and suppliers
• Visit farms/suppliers
• Negotiate purchase prices
• Ensure consistent supply of cattle in line with procurement targets
• Ensure livestock deliveries are on schedule

About you:

• Understand beef/sheep production
• Good communication skills
• Organised and able to work under pressure
• Target driven
• UK driving licence

Remuneration:

• A competitive salary that reflects your experience
• Company car
• Bonus

How do I apply?For more information and an informal confidential discussion please call Harry Porter on: 01885 485524 or e-mail your CV and covering letter To harry.porter@delacyexecutive.co.uk. Thank you.De Lacy Executive will upload your CV to our database and retain some data about you in order to process your application.More information about our processing activities can be found at www.delacyexecutive.co.uk/privacypolicy .Please be assured that all contact is treated in complete confidence and your details will not be passed to a third party without your prior permission. Please note that this advertisement is not a job description and you should satisfy yourself about the full details at interview.De Lacy Executive is an Approved member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which promotes high standards in recruitment practice, and is registered with the Information Commissioners Office. De Lacy Executive complies with all relevant data protection legislation.CompanyDe Lacy Executive is the professional Agri-Business recruitment consultancy.Since 2000 we have been recruiting within the agriculture, horticulture, fruit, fresh produce, primary food and other rural sectors in the UK and Internationally. We arguably have the largest database of candidates and regular employer clients.In this period we have been privileged to help countless companies and jobseekers to achieve their employment goals.We engage at all levels from trainee through to senior executive and in disciplines from production to technical and commercial.Our team of nine is friendly, knowledgeable and experienced. We welcome your enquiries and offer our very best advice and service whatever the employment situation.Most of us are agriculturalists by upbringing and education and have experience of working in the sector we serve before entering the recruitment industry. We are well trained in recruitment practice and De Lacy Executive is the only Agricultural Recruitment business to be Approved by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation which promotes high standards within the recruitment industry.We maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and are registered and conform to the requirements of the Data Protection Act.“Integrity, Knowledge and Confidentiality”.We look forward to hearing from you.De Lacy Executive Ltd. Suite 7, Malvern Gate, Bromwich Road, Worcester WR2 4BNTel: 01885 483440. E mail: admin@delacyexecutive.co.ukCompany info Telephone 01885 483440 Location Suite 7
Malvern Gate
Bromwich Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 4BN
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