Strategic Sourcing Manager

2 months ago

Belfast, United Kingdom Dale Farm Full time

About Us

Dale Farm is a leading dairy company supplying a wide range of consumer and food ingredients into the UK, Irish, and international markets.

Our success is built on our people, and we are now seeking a key role within our Ice Cream team, based at our Head Office site.

About the Role

This specialist role will be responsible for the management of ice cream supplier relationships to effectively achieve business objectives.

The core responsibilities of this role include:

  • Procurement and supplier management
  • Developing strong relationships with existing and new Europe-based private label manufacturers
  • Managing supplier selection, onboarding, and contract renewals
  • Evaluating the long-term compatibility of suppliers with DF and mitigating risk
  • Conducting regular supplier performance evaluations and risk assessments
  • Leading seasonal range changes within the category, coordinating a cross-functional team to ensure efficient and effective transitions
  • Collecting and analyzing procurement data, forward planning for anticipated market changes
  • Business Improvement
  • Improving and implementing procurement policies aligned to group objectives
  • Assessing procedures and processes across the IC division to ensure effective cost management
  • Asset Management
  • Overseeing the supply and distribution of IC assets, including contracts
  • Managing supplier relationships for supply and maintenance of assets
  • Effective tracking of assets, cost analysis, and evaluating the ROI of assets

About You

The Essential

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience in a category/procurement role, with the ability to demonstrate effective selection and development of supplier partnerships.

They will be skilled in communication, with an ability to adapt across a range of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring a professional and collaborative approach to conflict management.

We are looking for a candidate who can think strategically with regards to decision making and planning. Continuous improvement and a proactive desire to implement measured changes are essential.

The candidate will be a dynamic and organized individual with experience in establishing and delivering against KPIs, financial plans, and objectives, and who has experience in requirement planning and asset management.

Attention to detail and effective time management will be critical for this role.

They will be able to bring credibility, knowledge, and skill to the role, demonstrating leadership and a track record of achievement needed to succeed in a fast-paced environment.

The Desirable

Ideally, we would like to see candidates with previous experience in the Food industry, and/or working with European-based suppliers and providers.

Higher-level qualifications in procurement and supply (or related field) would be advantageous.

Why Dale Farm?

We have a lot to offer at Dale Farm, not only to our farmer members that we support but also to our employees.

We are committed to a learning and development journey for all.

In addition to a competitive salary commensurate with the role and our standard benefits, we also offer benefits such as Life Assurance, full wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme, and enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.

We are proud to promote an open and supportive culture which is based on our core values:

Teamwork | Positivity | Resolve | Ambition | Curiosity | Accountability

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