Dairy & Chocolate Buyer
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The Bread Factory is London’s leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL’s Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Dairy and Chocolate Buyer to join our team.
Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing:
- Oversee the full procurement lifecycle: market research, competitive pricing, supplier selection, contracts, and performance management.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with dairy and chocolate suppliers, ensuring quality, service, and competitive pricing.
- Stay up to date with global dairy and cocoa supply markets, developing sourcing strategies that balance cost, efficiency, and risk.
- Retender supplier agreements in line with crop calendars and seasonal trends.
- Monitor and review supplier KPIs to ensure agreed standards for price, quality, and service are met.
- Collaborate with NPD and Marketing to source ingredients for new product launches and ongoing innovation.
Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have:
- Proven experience in procurement as a Buyer, ideally within dairy, chocolate, or related food categories.
- A strong analytical mindset with the ability to track market trends and supplier performance.
- Knowledge of global commodity markets and trading environments.
- Building supplier relationships and managing stakeholder expectations.
- Presenting strategies, insights, and performance reviews to senior leaders.
- A curious, commercial, and proactive approach to procurement.
- A passion for efficiency, sustainability, and delivering value to the business.
What’s in it for you:
- Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.
- 50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
We Care about a Job Well Done:
Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way.
We Care about Baking:
At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all.
We Care about Each Other:
We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers.
We Care about Community:
We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food.
We Care about Nature:
We’re committed to sustainability across our supply chain—from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet.