Gift Buying Executive
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

The British flower market is worth £1.2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the UK’s and Europe’s leading flower retailers. We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering colour, passion and inspiration through breath-taking blooms.

Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon. MM Flowers employs over 500 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.

To continue our tremendous growth, we need the brilliant people to help us achieve our goals. We aim to deliver excellence at every point in the supply chain from distribution to processing, technical standards through to marketing, with consideration for our people and the planet at the heart of everything we do.

If this sounds like a company that you would like to be a part of, and you have the talent and drive to be a part of shaping our journey, we would love to hear from you.

We are currently looking for a Gift Buying Executive.

In a nutshell, you will be busy …….

supporting the Buying Team, in this crucial role, to ensure that our products arrive on time, in full and to the specification required.

On a daily basis, you will be:

- Working with our suppliers to continually improve their accuracy
- Build and maintain good rapport with growers and stakeholders
- Continually strive for improvement and cost reduction
- Ensuring that all suppliers have a clear understanding of what is expected from them
- Demonstrate high levels of attention to detail

What you can already do:

- Be a confident decision maker
- Co-ordinate a busy schedule
- Have a high level of attention to detail

So why MM Flowers?

- We offer you an environment where we encourage you to think outside the box and challenge the status quo
- Teamwork is fundamental and you will be welcomed with open arms
- We celebrate successes and support career development opportunities

What will your current colleagues say about you?

- Motivated to deliver excellence
- You are both calm and focused and work well under pressure
- Excellent communication skills and work effectively with the different business areas and key stakeholders

So, what’s the package? When you work at MM Flowers, you get more than just a salary:

- Holiday allowances are calculated on your days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter
- Pension Scheme - You will be auto enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. At present we operate an auto enrolment scheme where you will benefit from contributions from us
- Onsite Parking - free parking is available onsite
- Recommend a Friend Scheme - £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3 month probationary period
- Career Progression - we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move
- Wonderful working environment- we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose-built state of the art facility
- We are committed to an open, ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately
- We work with an Occupational Health provider to support employees both mentally and physically
- We run corporate engagement initiatives throughout the year
- We gather employee feedback annually to see how we can improve the employee experience
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So …… what are you waiting for, we would love to hear from you.

If this position doesn’t match your experience but you love the sound of MM Flowers, we welcome speculative applicants.

MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic information. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.

We believe we can only achieve our potential if we employ a diverse population of people, ideas and perspectives. We are committed to growing our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

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