Senior Procurement/Category Manager

4 weeks ago


United Kingdom ForFarmers UK Limited Full time

Job Title: Category Procurement Manager
Based in Shepshed, Leicestershire with hybrid working
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.ForFarmers CirQlar is focused on securing co-products (by-products) from the food and drinks industries and circulating them back into the food chain. We buy these raw material products and either sell them to farm customers or incorporate them into our own animal feed blends. Thus we help achieve a sustainable and affordable food supply.
You will lead the CirQlar procurement for defined categories to build long term, sustainable strategic partnerships with the source customers, continually driving a tangible, value based solution agenda for both the customer/s and CirQlar whilst delivering the targeted financial results.
The Category Procurement Manager is responsible for effectively managing current and securing new source customers to support CirQlar margin and volume growth objectives.
Working in close collaboration with CirQlar and group colleagues, procurement responsibilities include negotiating commercial terms with existing and prospect source customers, building effective relationships across the end to end value chain, feeding back market and customer insight to help shape strategic and tactical price positions that both mitigate commercial risk and optimise added value returns.
Deliver the key financial performance objectives in line with budget / agreed forecast
Ensure the high quality execution of the “vital few” customer initiatives as identified and agreed in the budget and pipeline plan
Lead and own the commercial interaction with source customers ensuring agreed price objectives are met on time, through a proactive and collaborative approach.
Present detailed commercial recommendations, factoring in end to end market dynamics, aligning proposals to reflect source customer priorities, ie ESG / H&S.
Curate and execute commercial terms as agreed with CirQlar OpCo and ForFarmers legal team. Ensure all source customers have a clearly identified where to play/how2-win position within the procurement plan
Plan ahead and execute an ongoing engagement with the source customers, sharing plans with key internal functions and utilising key colleagues to ensure 100% customer satisfaction / senior alignment to the strategy and key initiatives
be seen as the senior point of contact who gets things done and makes things happen. Be a positive member of CirQlar team, proactively contributing to the broader performance beyond your own scope
Significant relevant work experience in a customer facing environment
Experience in the AGRI, Food and Drink or Anaerobic Digestion sectors
First hand exposure to buying / selling process
MS office / SAP
Demand for efficiency and quality
Systematic planning
Creative thinking
Competitive salary
~ Performance related bonus
~ Car allowance
~ Company pension (with option to enhance after 12 months service)
~ Private medical insurance
~27 days holiday plus bank holidays
~ Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics).
~ Cycle to work scheme
~ CirQlar business purpose is integral to ForFarmers group vision and mission, supporting farmers to achieve good returns and a robust long-term business model. CirQlar aims to bring more and more co-products back into the food chain and in this way enhance circularity to help achieve sustainable and affordable food supply,
The procurement function is highly visible, both internally and externally. Acting with purpose and integrity with a clear emphasis promoting CirQlar as the partner of choice for co product and waste streams across all relevant sectors. Key success factors focus on delivering “win win” added value solutions, connecting end to end value chains, underpinning circularity and unlocking mutual commercial value.
We help farmers work in a sustainable way so that together we can safeguard the continuity of the farming business. We value diversity in our workplace and welcome enquiries from everyone.



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