Buying Manager

3 days ago

United Kingdom MM Flowers Full time

The British flower market is worth £1.2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the U.s and Europe’s leading flower retailers. We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering colour, passion, and inspiration through breath-taking blooms. Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon. MM Flowers employs over 900 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.
To continue our tremendous growth, we need the brilliant people to help us achieve our goals. We aim to deliver excellence at every point in the supply chain from distribution to processing, technical standards through to marketing, with consideration for our people and the planet at the heart of everything we do.
If this sounds like a company that you would like to be a part of, and you have the talent, energy, and drive to be a part of shaping our journey, we would love to hear from you.

We are currently looking for a Procurement Manager

To build and maintain business relations with existing and new suppliers and negotiating prices to ensure MM Flowers remain competitive.

Support the fulfilment of the buying responsibilities by ensuring all systems, prices, forecasts, product codes and mechanics for each supplier are set up and maintained in an organised and methodical way.

Communication of quality by exception.
Work with Supply Chain to monitor supplier accuracy on daily arrivals vs orders.
Work with Technical to correct quality concerns immediately.
Attend internal design feasibility and advise NPD, commercial, and technical teams on product availability and potential challenges.

Preparing and implementing peak planning for Christmas, Valentines, Mother’s day and Easter.


Complete Risk Assessments when onboarding new suppliers.
Conduct Annual Performance reviews with Key suppliers.
Support the wider Buying and MM Flowers team where necessary.

Full driving licence (essential).
Post Graduate (Minimum (2:1)).
Previous experience of working in FMCG (Desirable).
Previous experience in the Flower Industry would be advantageous.
IT literate – high level of IT literacy with extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power-Bi.
Excellent planning & organisational skills.
Able to analyse data.
i.e. the interface between technical and commercial requirements alongside those of production, planning and stock management.
Willingness to travel (within the UK and abroad).


When you work at MM Flowers you get more than just a salary.

Holiday allowances are calculated on the days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter.
Pension Scheme - You will be auto-enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. Onsite Parking – free parking is available onsite.
Recommend a Friend Scheme – £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3-month probationary period.
Career Progression – we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move.
Wonderful working environment– we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose-built State of the Art facility.
We are committed to an open ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately.
If this position doesn’t match your experience but you love the sound of MM Flowers we welcome speculative applicants, please forward your cv and a covering letter about the type of role or function you are interested in being considered for.
MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic information. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.
We are committed to grow our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

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