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Job title: buyer

Date you joined the company: in 1996, working in the warehouse during my school holidays

Responsible for: general grocery, soft drinks, confectionery and wine

Senior school attended: Wick High School

College/university: Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (BA (Hons) Business Studies/PG Dip HR)

Married/single/family: living with my significant other, James

How is your leisure time spent: I have four horses. Colombo, Murphy, Playboy II and The Puzzlemaster and spend all of my free time either looking after them, riding, or in competition, including showing, dressage and show jumping

Offer one piece of advice to help suppliers succeed with you: present the facts and avoid flowery sales pitches

The best promotion currently running with our customers is: we are currently running a deal on Schweppes mixers in our brochure

My vote for the best current/recent TV/press advertising is: the Weetabix TV advert with the horse racing theme

The best new product launch in the past year is: the Landmark exclusive LSV energy drink range

Gripe of the month: suppliers who fail to reply to my emails or confirm receipt of orders. I try to do all my ordering via email and it's tricky to keep tabs on them all