Buyer - Seafood

Myton Food Group; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major food manufacturing company is seeking a Seafood Buyer in Grimsby to ensure exceptional product quality while driving efficiencies. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the seafood industry, experience in fresh food retail, and strong relationship-building skills. Responsibilities include defining procedures, collaborating with suppliers, and enhancing operational efficiency. Competitive benefits and full-time hours offered.

Benefits

15% discount in store

Additional 10% discount for a friend or family

Career progression opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Market-leading pension scheme

Healthcare benefits

Discounts with over 850 retailers

Free parking onsite

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Strong network with knowledge of the UK and international seafood industry.
• Experience in fresh food retail, preferably fish or seafood.
• Proven success in driving manufacturing efficiencies.
• Strong influencing and communication skills.
• Data-driven analytical ability.
• Full driving license and flexibility to travel.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement operating procedures for seafood division.
• Ensure seafood products meet food safety standards.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Stay updated on seafood trends to inform decisions.
• Implement process improvements to boost yield and profitability.
• Lead taste panels to benchmark products against competitors.
• Train colleagues in fish handling and quality standards.
• Partner with teams to enhance service and standards.
• Drive category sales and profitability.

Skills

Understanding of seafood industry

Relationship-building skills

Analytical mindset

Training and coaching ability

Influencing skills

Job description

Join to apply for the Buyer - Seafood role at Myton Food Group

Location: Grimsby (with travel to stores / suppliers)

Employment Type: Full Time Mon - Fri

About the Role

We’re looking for a passionate commercially minded Seafood Buyer to join our Manufacturing team in Grimsby. In this key role, you’ll be responsible for shaping and delivering the highest standards for our Myton customers, ensuring exceptional product quality, operational efficiency, and outstanding customer service.

You’ll be the expert voice on seafood within our manufacturing and retail operations, helping to optimise everything from sourcing and quality assessments, yield, waste reduction, and colleague training. This is a fast‑paced, hands‑on role where your decisions will directly impact product quality, availability, and margin.

What You’ll Do

• Define and implement best‑in‑class operating procedures across the seafood division
• Ensure all seafood products meet Myton’s food safety and quality standards
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and maintain a supply base that consistently delivers quality and value
• Keep up to date with seafood trends and consumer preferences to inform decisions, produce reports for our customers and make recommendations
• Identify and implement process improvements across manufacturing and retail to boost yield, reduce waste, and improve profitability
• Benchmark our products against competitors, lead taste panels, and act on customer feedback to elevate our fish offering
• Train and upskill colleagues in fish handling, display, and quality standards
• Partner with site and retail teams to enhance service, availability, cleanliness, and overall standards
• Drive category sales and profitability by improving quality, service, and operational efficiency

Who We’re Looking For

We’re after someone with a deep understanding of both fish manufacturing and retail operations, a person who thrives on improving standards and inspiring others to deliver excellence.

Qualifications

• A strong network with in‑depth knowledge of the UK and international seafood industry
• Experience working within fresh food retail, ideally in fish or seafood
• Proven success in driving manufacturing efficiencies and waste reduction
• Strong influencing, relationship‑building, and communication skills
• Analytical mindset, confident using data to drive decisions
• Excellent training and coaching ability
• A full driving licence and willingness to travel and work flexibly (including retail hours)

Benefits

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market‑leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• ‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group – the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.

Seniority Level

• Associate

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Manufacturing and Supply Chain
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing