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Trader - Fresh Produce / Wholesale Market
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Sevenoaks
On-site
GBP 25,000 - 45,000
Full time
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Job summary
An established industry player is seeking a passionate Trader to manage and expand their fresh produce portfolio. This dynamic role involves trading across a variety of fruit and salad products, focusing on wholesale customers. You'll negotiate pricing and tenders while building strong relationships with clients and internal teams. The position offers an exciting opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced environment, where your commercial acumen will directly impact the company's market position. If you are driven and eager to succeed, this role is perfect for you!
Qualifications
- Experience in trading fresh produce, especially salads and fruits.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Responsibilities
- Support daily trading of fresh produce to wholesale and foodservice customers.
- Negotiate pricing and manage customer expectations.
Skills
Job description
Reporting to the Senior Trading Manager, this Trader role will work closely with the Senior Trading Manager to support and ensure the effective daily trading of Fresh Produce to Wholesale and Foodservice customers in the UK.
This opportunity will work to trade fresh produce products across an impressive portfolio of fruit and salad products, with a focus on wholesale customers. With great scope for customer portfolio management, development and expansion, the successful individual will gain new accounts and continue to develop & grow accounts that are established. The position will negotiate pricing/tenders, manage customer expectations and work closely with internal teams to promote & strengthen the company's market position.
- Experience within Fresh Produce trading within wholesale and foodservice markets, preferably Salads and/or Fruit products
- Excellent communication skills with a confident, professional and commercial approach
- Driven, passionate, and able to achieve targets in a fast-paced environment
- Commercial management success, with motivation to succeed
- Excellent relationship building ability
This position will work within the highly motivated commercial and procurement team in the office Monday - Friday, with trading hours required on a Saturday morning to gain the most effective and competitive position within the market.
Location: Kent
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Monday to Friday 6 / 7am - finish, weekends on call on a rota basis
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