Category Buyer - Food

Leicestershire Permanent View Job Description
Join my clients FMCG Food Manufacturing business as Category Buyer - FoodHave full accountability over £m of spend over numerous categories
  • Join one of the UK's leading food manufacturing companies as Category Buyer
  • Progressive hybrid working environment - Leicestershire based

About Our Client

  • My client are a food manufacturing business with multiple sites in the UK

Job Description

Support the FMCG Food Procurement manager creating, inputting and recommend a Commodity Risk
Management (CRM) plan for the defined area which the leadership team can approve

Other responsibilities include: * Support the Procurement manager whilst owning a defined area.
* Ownership of the movement of PPV v Budget and clear understanding on the drivers
* Managing raw material & finished Goods placing purchase orders to suppliers to ensure 100% OTIF to customers using appropriate tools within the business.
* Close out accounts payable queries to reduce the outstanding invoice for your defined area.
* Reviewing and drafting supplier contracts to provide terms for benefit
* Drafting and executing RFI'S and RFQ's, finalising recommendation for sign offs before
implementation
* Source new suppliers, de list non performing suppliers and provide a clear plan for your
suppliers using the vendor management process through Grow, Maintain, Decline
* Input into annual budget process and identifying risk & opportunities. Take action to
minimise risk and optimise opportunities,
* Create category efficiencies that align with procurement processes and policies, while
managing internal stakeholder engagement.
* Finalise claims with suppliers leading to credit notes to recover losses
* Request new supplier set ups through the master data management process

The Successful Applicant

To be successful in this Category Buyer - Food (FMCG) role in Leicestershire you will have:

  • FMCG Food Manufacturing Experience
  • SAP/MRP/ERP experience
  • Be able to negotiate successfuly with suppliers
  • CIPS or willing to work towards CIPS
  • Experience in supplier management
  • Excel advanced user (Vlook Ups, Pivot Tables)



What's on Offer

  • Salary and package is flexible based on experience for this role
  • Hybrid working once probation passed



Contact
Olly Warrington
Quote job ref
JN-112024-6600033
Phone number
+44 115 934 8701

Job summary

Job function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Subsector
Direct Procurement
Sector
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Leicestershire
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Olly Warrington
Consultant phone
+44 115 934 8701
Job reference
JN-112024-6600033