Buyer
17 hours ago
This is a brand-new role within the business - Working with the Head of Supply Chain, you will be responsible for development and execution of the overall category procurement strategies.
You will work inside a close-knit team, supporting the materials planning function to optimise product availability for production being part of shaping a new, rapidly expanding industry.
**Key responsibilities**:
- **Stock control and material flow**:
- Actively monitoring and managing stock levels alongside the planning team ensuring spend is controlled
- Ensure forward programmed supply volumes are sufficient across raw materials, packaging and consumables
- Purchase agreed products/ranges, through a reliable and flexible supplier base using strong negotiating skills to ensure price and quality meet requirements and reinforce the brand
- Pro-actively identify possible areas of commercial risk and recommend, plan and implement appropriate action to minimise impact
- **Supplier and Cost management**:
- Actively looking for ways to bring down product and services costs at all opportunities
- Maximise GPM by identifying commercial opportunities and minimise areas of risk by regularly reviewing supplier performance
- Work with the Head of Supply Chain to develop and enhance the business procurement strategies across multiple categories
- Managing supplier relationships and working with Head of Supply chain to ensure supplier management tools are effective
- Writing and agreeing product specifications with technical/suppliers and negotiating lowest possible market price
- Reconciling invoices with the finance team
**Required skills and experience**:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft office packages, including advanced understanding of Excel
- Proven track record of driving change and new processes through continuous improvement
- Experience in project management and product tendering processes
- Food Manufacturing experience and experience of lean methodology
- Minimum 2 years' experience within a buying role
- Excellent Interpersonal skills, self-motivated with excellent Attention to detail
- Must be a strong negotiator
- Working with ERP and MRP systems
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Experience of building and maintaining supplier relationships
- Logistics experience preferred
- Experience with protein and meat-based products preferred
- People management experience preferred
- UK travel required
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