Buying Manager

1 month ago


West Yorkshire, United Kingdom Elevation Recruitment Group Full time

The Procurement Manager is a new role introduced to the SMT, to support the growth aspiration of the business and Group strategy.
Working in exclusive partnership with a leading FMCG supplier of raw material ingredients. You will work directly with the group, functional, and business unit leadership teams to address a complex and well-dispersed spend portfolio covering various raw material ingredient categories & related services.

The Procurement Manager will create a vision for the service, crafting and implementing the strategy. Introducing Policy, Systems, Continuity of Supply, Mitigating Risks ensuring financial and supplier assurance throughout. Engagement with all stakeholders will be key to create significant value and enhance overall performance.

Aligning the road map and strategy, it’s critical to implement governance, policy, and compliance systems that will ensuring ESG when progressing to end-to-end strategic sourcing activities, category strategy development, execution and SRM.

Please note international travel is an essential part to role, as you’ll be working with existing and new suppliers. Brokering robust commercial agreements that meet the ever-growing demand of sustainable, traceable and risk averse supply chains.

Design, implement and own a Procurement Service
Align the procurement strategy to the business target operating model.
Partner with the senior leadership teams to develop and embed strong working procurement practices, processes and procedures whilst working proactively to anticipate and meet demand in several areas of the business.
Deliver sustainable bottom-line growth and contribution to Group cash targets via risk-managed sourcing of raw materials, packaging and services at lowest acquisition cost
Be accountable for the documentation and roll-out of procurement policies in consultation with other stakeholders.
Provide strategic & commercial direction.
Provide leadership of strongly collaborative and long-term strategic vendor relationships aimed at assurance of supply and delivery of sustainable cost savings.
Provide regular information, data, and expert opinion to direct the European commercial teams in their pricing and contracting decisions.
Anticipate the impact of external factors on supply chains and mitigate risk.
Significant experience in procurement working with a matrix structured procurement operation
Ability to influence and effectively work and lead cross-functional, international teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Proven experience in developing and implementing projects and new processes within a complex organisation
This role would suit a Procurement Professional who has experience with strategy commodity management with NPD from FMCG, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Scientific and related raw material commodity Manufacturing

Bonus 10%
• Car Allowance / Company Car
• Pension – Government Pension Scheme
• Holiday – 25 days Holiday + 8 Stats
• Remote Role with business requirements to be at HQ in West Yorkshire
International Travel required.

Elevation Procurement & Supply Chain are a division of the Elevation Recruitment Group, specialising in senior purchasing, sourcing, supply chain roles in Yorkshire and surrounding regions.


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