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**Who are we ?**

We are FBC, Fox's Burton's Companies-And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing employees across all our locations.

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.

We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.7 billion (2020-21).

Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Cathedral City, Marmite, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.

Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.

And don't forgetwork hard but play harder

**What does your typical day look like?**

The primary focus is to support across all indirect categories (Operational and Group) for FBC UK. The role will deal with a wide variety of procurement activity including, sourcing, supplier negotiation, operational engagement and support, vendor set up, spend analytics, project management, system management and contract management. The role will also involve some category management.

**What are the key ingredients needed for the role?**
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and act as first point of contact.
- Work with local site based teams to manage suppliers and ensure appropriate KPI’s are in place for required categories.
- Visit sites to work with internal stakeholders to build specifications for tenders and conduct SRM activities.
- Challenge supply base on key contractual and commercial elements to ensure continuous improvement.
- Lead /Support on efficiency initiatives and ensure best value is obtained.
- Update and monitor internal trackers as required.
- Maintain appropriate records on internal business systems including SAP (contracts & PO management)
- Support procurement and operations with market reviews and analysis to help identify new vendors /solutions alongside due diligence.
- Help support the transformation of the function by playing an active role in change management and helping drive engagement cross functionally.
- Support SAP transformation and become the indirects SAP Super user.

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Minimum 4 years experience in FMCG, with experience of MRO, Facilities management, central, operations or similar categories