Cheese Buyer

We are seeking a bright, confident and experienced individual to join our buying and sourcing team in London. You’ll be adding your own passion and experience to a team with an unparalleled knowledge of fruits, vegetables, and specialist produce - united in its commitment to building a new supply chain.

Grounded in at least 4 year's worth of experience in the food industry, you have experience in buying, sourcing and handling specialist cheese.

We have spent over fifteen years building our own supply chain, uniting over 500 growers and producers across Europe & the US. You will take on a fundamental role in that sourcing and purchasing process, ensuring its ongoing efficiency and success.

You will be responsible for finding the very best cheese producers across Europe. You’ll be an excellent communicator, bringing a dynamic energy to our tight-knit team. You’ll be confident in juggling several projects at once and thrive when no two days are the same. Willing to get stuck in, always looking to go beyond what you already know. Most importantly, you’ll be driven by a genuine commitment to change the way food is being farmed & supplied.

Responsibilities

• Identify and source high-quality cheeses from both domestic and international suppliers, including artisanal, specialty, and commodity types.
• Responsible for cheese purchasing in London.
• Managing cheese ranges in other regions where Natoora operates.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with producers, affineurs and wholesalers
• Pushing our cheese category towards high welfare standards
• Traveling to visit new and existing suppliers
• Maintaining up-to-date information on products and producers and, managing meetings with different internal teams to share product knowledge
• Communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders, identifying and resolving any product quality issues
• Liaising with the Education team to provide training for sales teams across all regions

ABOUT YOU

• 4+ years’ experience as buyer or similar experience working with exceptional produce
• Excellent knowledge on cheese making and an interest in other specialist foods
• Value honesty and teamwork above individual achievements
• A passion for cheese and other specialist produce
• A willingness to learn and get involved with other categories outside cheese
• Excellent communication & planning skills
• Plenty of initiative and ability to work unsupervised and travel alone.
• Confident in the use of Excel, databases and other Tech programmes
• French, Spanish or Italian language skills highly desirable

PERKS

• Daily lunch made with the same seasonal produce we supply to chefs
• Natoora produce at a significant discount
• Your birthday off (once you've hit the 6-month mark)
• Kitchen stocked from our own growers and producers - including Estate Dairy milk and butter, jam from England Preserves as well as coffee from our Spa Terminus neighbours Monmouth

Our vision for a better food system is built on real human relationships and a diversity of experience, perspective and ideas. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Email us your CV and tell us why you want to join the team.