Senior Category Manager FMCG

1 week ago


Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Permanent Futures Full time
Job Description

We are looking for a talented Senior Category Manager to lead our FMCG category team at Permanent Futures. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for driving financial delivery, protecting the business from risk, and transforming supplier-led innovation.

You will own the procurement process within the business, ensuring it operates efficiently within the Group's procurement framework and maximises the benefit from the Group's expertise and opportunities available.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' experience working within a procurement function, preferably within food manufacturing. You will possess excellent communication skills, ability to drive step changes within a business, and deliver high performance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Working in partnership with Group Procurement, Suppliers and Customers to accelerate financial delivery, protect the business from risk and transform supplier-led innovation
  2. Owning the procurement process within the business ensuring that it operates efficiently within the Group's procurement framework and maximises the benefit from the Group's expertise and opportunities available
  3. Owning the Procurement Agenda and being accountable for planning and delivering the businesses Price Variance and Profit Improvement Plan ensuring that central procurement understands and delivers the strategic and operational needs
  4. Overseeing the sign-off for NPD and approving suppliers

Estimated Salary: £65,000 per annum.



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