Category Buyer

1 month ago

Normanton, United Kingdom Foodbuy Full time
Category Buyer - Chertsey/ Normanton/ Chester

We are looking for a full time Category Buyer working in the NHS Supply Chain
Foodbuy is a leading food procurement organisation based in the UK. With over 1bn of managed spend, we bring together the widest range of foodservice and hospitality clients on the planet to buy food, and everything associated with it. We work closely with our clients to deliver expert procurement services saving them both time and money and enabling them to focus on what really matters to their businesses.
NHS Supply Chain: Food put the NHS at the heart of everything we do. Operating with integrity at all times, we combine insight and innovation with collaborative, long-term partnerships to deliver against our customer's goals; adding value to their food service operations. Our food procurement expertise, culinary heritage and safe supply chain solutions set us apart from our competitors.
Key Accountabilities:
As a NHSSC Category Buyer, you will manage the entire end to end procurement process for your category on behalf of NHS Supply Chain: Food. You will manage all category supplier relationships, engage and support a wide range of stakeholders and execute best sourcing procurement processes in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023. You will manage all stages of the NHSSC: Food Procurement Framework from strategy definition and creation to the tendering process and launch, all the way through to supplier relationship management and continuous improvement.You will contribute to the team's continued success by building and implementing market leading and innovative category strategies that enables NHS Supply Chain: Food to optimise its buying power across all markets, building insight for negotiations and market knowledge and conducting industry analysis to support business stakeholders with commercial understanding of the market place within a highly progressive and fast paced environment.You will be passionate about your category and motivated to ensure that we meet our team targets and KPI's to deliver value to our client and drive savings for the NHS, whilst also ensuring we deliver growth to our supplier partners through engagement and performance management. You will be a great communicator who will be able to develop strong relationships with all stakeholders and be able to work cross functionally to ensure we deliver for our client.In return, we offer each individual clearly defined career pathways, L&D programmes and progression opportunities to support you in your long-term career aspirations.
Key Contacts & Working Relationships:
  • Category Development Team
  • External Suppliers
  • Trust Stakeholders
  • Client Stakeholders
  • Account Managers
  • Finance Team
  • Project Managers
  • Marketing & Communications
  • Culinary Lead & Dietician
Learning & Development Requirements:
  • Systems (Cognos, OEC, Jaggaer, PRDB)
  • Understanding of Public Procurement regulations
  • NHSSC: Food Procurement Framework
  • Understanding Compass Group UK & Ireland
Location/ Equipment Requirements:
  • Full time (5 day per week) office-based position located in Chertsey/Normanton/Chester based on your home location with some travel to UK based sites and offices required
  • Laptop/ Mobile Phone

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Grow your career with our Career Pathways and My Learning programmes
  • Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
  • Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
  • Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
  • Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
  • Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
  • Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
  • You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

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