Category Product Administrator in Bicester

The Menu Partners is a diverse food business supplying hotels, pubs andrestaurants up and down the UK with whole, prepared or cooked food. Within ourgroup of businesses, we also have Absolute Taste, a leading event cateringcompany, Absolute Taste Inflight our Private Jet catering business along withtwo farm shops, a pub and so much more.

 Come and join an exciting company which is expanding very quickly andlooking for the right people to come and join our teams.  In return, wedevelop individuals to be the best they can be and help them along their careerpaths.

 The Menu Partners Ltd are looking for a Category ProductAdministrator  to join our team. 

This role will be based in Bicester, Oxfordshire. 

JOB SUMMARY

A great opportunity has arisen for an ambitious individual with experience inmanaging product information, to join our team.

You will take ownership of data management within the procurement teamat The Menu Partners. Supporting the procurement team and wider stakeholdercommunity to drive customer satisfaction across the business.As a key member of the team, you will have a central role in supporting allprocurement activity within the group. You will get involved in a variety ofprojects and contribute directly to driving the overall success of thebusiness.

This is a role critical to the growth and development of the business.You'll be working within a small, high performance team, reporting to the Headof Procurement. The space for personal career development and increased responsibilitieswithin this role are limited by your own ambition.

KEY DIMENSIONS

o   Manage all supplier contact documentation & centralsupply agreements ensuring compliance with internal accounting policies.

o   Manage all product data is accurate and complete.

o   Ensure product data requirements complies with businessneeds.

o   Liaise with suppliers to collect and collate all necessaryproduct information.

o   Manage the onboarding of new products and the delisting ofproducts.

o   Manage the communication of all new lines within the widerbusiness.

o   Manage the sample process.

o   Produce regular reports detailing product and rangeinformation.

o   Provide regular updates to The Head of Procurement onprogress, opportunities, and roadblocks.

Support the business and wider group to ensure smooth import and exportactivity.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You will be experienced in buying/procurement/pricing processes within acommercial setting, ideally within Hospitality industry.

The key qualities required to perform the role successfully include:

• Data / information process knowledge.
• Enthusiastic and committed attitude.
• Agile thinker.
• Outstanding communication skills across all levels of the business.
• Project management capability.
• Ability to work at pace.
• Proven track record of delivering effective reports and consistent robust data.
• Support colleagues and team to deliver objectives.
• Self-starter.
• Problem solver.

Competencies:

• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Competent user of all common IT applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Focus and attention to detail

Working Hours - 40 hours per week 

The above list is not exhaustive of all duties and responsibilities.