Peepul Bureau

Location: South East (South East)

Salary: £Excellent

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

We have been asked to help our client, a progressive fresh food supplier to the UK multiple sector, find a Managing Director for one of their Divisions.

The role is based in the South East and involves full P & L responsibility for the business as well, of course, as the complete day-to-day management of the team and the overall operation.

The right candidate will have a great (and successful!!) track record within a similar role (i.e. preferably MD experience) in the food sector and first hand knowledge and credibility within the UK supermarkets ~ with up to date contacts at senior buyer/buying director level.

To find out more, please contact Guy Moreton for a confidential chat.

Location: Lincolnshire (East Midlands)

Salary: Dependent on experience

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client is a leading fresh produce supplier, supplying a number of major multiple retailers. Based in Lincolnshire, they are looking for an experienced Account Manager to join their expanding team.

The Role:-

· Working closely with the senior management team to drive the business forward and implement growth plans
· Utilising market data to ensure the best strategies are utilised to maximise company and customer sales
· Managing one or more major supermarket accounts and liaising with them on a daily basis.

The Candidate:-

· Will have a number of years experience in dealing with major supermarket accounts
· Must be driven to succeed and to drive the business forward
· Will have current and up to date fresh produce knowledge
· Must be computer literate with excellent communication and negotiation skills

Location: Cheshire (North West)

Salary: Circa £20,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client in a progressive and dynamic group of garden centres, based country wide. They are seeking a dynamic and experienced EPOS Manager.

The SUCCESSFUL candidate will be responsible for:
-To help drive the business forward; to increase the profitability and sales of the centre and to guide the department heads to increase the margin in their department using the comprehensive suite of sales reports.
-The key to an effective EPOS team is strong communication, organisational and leadership skills.

The IDEAL person will possess:
-Previous experience of managing a busy back office.
-Previous experience of managing EPOS.
-Excellent Communication skills.
-Excellent Computer skills

Location: Essex (East Anglia)

Salary: £18,000 ~ £22,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our Client is a supplier of graphic products for the garden market from innovative packaging, promotional material such as leaflets and brochures, bedcards and posters, through to websites and complete sales concepts. They are looking for a Supervisor for their Picture Library in Colchester, the suitable candidate needs excellent horticulture knowledge with good skills in software and creative flair.

The role:-

• Working as a full member of the Studio DTP Team:
• To supervise and to provide Picture Selection services to the company; including the Sales, Project and Creative Teams.
• To look after the intellectual property of the company's assets (images and web content), and to be responsible for and control any use of rights managed images.
• To provide a key contribution to the script/copy writing of plant text for printed labels and web based products.
• In supervising the Picture Selection process across the company, to maintain clear procedures to provide training and guidance, and to foster a culture of development and improvement by everyone involved.
• To report to the Studio DTP Manager, providing a well informed picture

The Ideal Candidate will possess:-

• Key to this role is a good botanical knowledge of plants, and a personal desire to continually improve this knowledge.
• To be able to create written descriptive & informative plant text to customers specifications for any given plant products that we produce To be able to be versatile and carry out some studio work when required (training will be given).
• Ideal candidate should have creative flair, good plant knowledge and interest in graphics and photography

Location: Surrey (South East)

Salary: £35,000 ~ £40,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client is a prestigious public garden and trails ground that are looking for an outstanding horticulturist to be a key member of the senior management team and to play an important role in the development and implementation of the objectives as defined in their Strategic Plan and the Garden Master Plan.

They are looking for someone to lead, manage, develop and empower the team to set and deliver high standards in horticulture/support services and customer services using and planning resources to best effect.

The role will be to take:

• Overall responsibility for a team of approximately 24 employees
• Responsible for the performance management and development of the team in accordance with HR policies and procedures
• Outward looking across the institution and the appropriate sectors of the Horticultural Industry
• Budget approximately £800,000
• Managing the Glass, Propagation, Seed and Alpine Plants Department. This includes all Public Display, support Glasshouses and propagation unit, the Seed Distribution scheme, the Rock Garden and associated areas, Alpine Houses, the Alpine Meadow, stream beds and Alpine trials.

For this role they are seeking:

• An outstanding man-manager who can motivate and inspire the team - must be able to give proof of this ability at interview
• A true horticulturist with a high level general horticultural knowledge and technical horticultural expertise and/or high level knowledge of / and technical expertise in relevant garden support services.
• Relevant qualification in horticulture or allied subject.
• Public facing with superb communication skills

Essential:

• Significant post qualification experience in horticulture or relevant discipline.
• High level management skills and the capacity to educate and motivate teams of staff.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.

Desirable:

• Ability to lead and undertake strategic and operational planning.
• Salary will be circa £35,000 and accommodation is also available on site

Location: West Midlands (West Midlands)

Salary: Dependant on experience

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Based in the West Midlands, the role is to work for a progressive fresh produce company who are looking to expand their already growing operation. The role:- Maximising profitability whilst maintaining growth, Working closely with the Commercial Director to implement company strategy, Developing sales, negotiating current agreements and seeking new customers to continue expansion

The candidate:-

• Will have clear communication and presentation skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Will be able to analyse cost and marketing data in order to develop strategy
• A positive attitude with a proactive, flexible and resourceful approach
• Must be numerically able and computer literate

Location: West Midlands (West Midlands)

Salary: Circa £30,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Based in the West Midlands, the role is to work within the group of one of the countries largest fresh produce companies. The role:- To negotiate and agree best value for buying and selling and arranging collection and delivery of goods, Managing the marketing of a portfolio of products, Meeting with customers and suppliers alike to establish requirements and identify sales opportunities

The candidate:-

• Will have clear communication and presentation skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Will be able to build strong and lasting relationships with suppliers and customers alike
• Must have a 'can-do' attitude with good commercial awareness
• Must be numerically able and computer literate

Location: London (London)

Salary: £25,000 ~ £30,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our client is a leading fresh produce supplier, based in London. They are looking for a junior commercial candidate to join their successful team, to ensure suitable structure is in place, but also to develop the talent of the future.

The Role:-
· Supporting the account manager on a major multiple account and covering the running of the account when needed
· Analysing data to ensure the senior commercial team are fully informed to make key decisions
· Building good relationships, both internally and with the customer, to aid the successful management of the account

The Candidate:-
· Will have had a years experience in a relevant sector (ideally fruit, but could be fresh produce)
· Will have some experience of working with one of the top 4 multiples
· Will be hungry to succeed and progress within the business

Location: Lincolnshire (East Midlands)

Salary: Circa £20k

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Based in Lincolnshire, our client is one of the top fresh produce suppliers in the country. They are currently looking for an outstanding, commercially minded graduate to join the business, so that they can start to develop the managers of the future.

The Role:-
· Supporting the senior commercial team and learning from them
· Building good internal relationships, to ensure the best flow of information to the commercial team
· Working with the sales team, to analyse data to help advise the account manager on the best sales strategy

The Candidate:-
· Will be a candidate looking for their first role out of university
· Will be hungry and driven to succeed, with a view of progressing through the business
· Will be numerical and computer literate