Ingredients Buyer

This role supports the Procurement Director and Senior Buyers in delivering the procurement strategy for the business.

In this role you will be responsible for buying a group of categories in addition to supporting the buying of the overall procurement portfolio.

The range of categories is diverse from short shelf-life produce to long-life ingredients and bespoke items.

The role is also responsible for sourcing new items and managing the approval process for new items through to product launch.

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Key Responsibilities & Duties:_

• Deliver best value purchasing: cost savings, quality, innovation, availability, compliance and SRM.
• Build and maintain a database of all suppliers, including key information on contacts and capabilities to supply (product portfolio, minimum order quantities and leadtimes)
• Ensure the right suppliers are in place to meet the needs of the business and develop strategic relationships.
• Understand the markets, price drivers and supply chains of all products purchased.
• Work closely with the technical team to ensure all the required information is in place.
• Benchmark, negotiate, and contract items to ensure adequate cover and competitive pricing.
• Along with the procurement assistant, manage stock levels with suppliers and onsite.
• Identify areas of risk to the business and work to create a mitigation plan.
• Develop and maintain an approved suppliers list for NPD to work with.
• Manage the new raw material process, providing commercial information and working with the technical department on approvals.
• Represent the Procurement team at Ops, NPD and Gate meetings.
• Work with the commercial team to ensure successful on time launches.
• Manage slow moving materials and communicate to the team regarding items impacted by delists.
• Identify areas for improvement with a clear understanding of the total cost of ownership.
• Support the team with the daytoday management of the overall procurement portfolio.

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Experience & Qualifications:_

• 2+ years experience purchasing within a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong Negotiation Skills.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of forecasting and experience in managing/reducing stock holding.
• Excellent Stakeholder management engagement.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Programs, and MRP/ERP systems is preferred.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Onsite parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Boston: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

• Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence? ( You do not have to declare any offence deemed as spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974)

Experience:

• Buying: 2 years (required)
• Food manufacturing: 2 years (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Boston

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