Direct Sourcing Expert

2 weeks ago

west london, United Kingdom Bramwith Consulting Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled procurement professional to join a prestigious global food and beverages firm as a Procurement Manager.

The role involves developing and executing procurement strategies that drive value add, cost savings, sustainability agendas, and mitigate supply chain risk. The ideal candidate will have strong commercial acumen and end-to-end direct procurement experience within food and beverages or commodities.

The successful candidate will be responsible for creating category and sourcing strategies, identifying market opportunities, and negotiating on commercials to deliver the best value for the company. They will also be responsible for performance and contract management of existing suppliers, selecting, awarding, and onboarding new suppliers, and ensuring sourcing strategies and tender outcomes are maximizing commercial success and value.

In addition, they will assess and mitigate commodity risk, monitor market trends, and devise strategies with the supply base to reduce issues moving forward. The ability to achieve cost savings against volatile changing market conditions is essential.

The salary for this role is approximately £65,000 + 5k Car Allowance + 10% Bonus, making it a lucrative package for the right candidate. Our offices are based in West London, and we operate on a hybrid working structure.

This is a career-transforming opportunity for an ambitious buyer, senior buyer, category manager, or procurement manager looking to develop their skills and knowledge in the food and beverage industry.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Create category and sourcing strategies and identify market opportunities to develop the company offering.
  • Performance and contract management of existing suppliers across agricultural commodities related spend.
  • Select, award, and onboard new suppliers - negotiate on commercials to deliver the best value for the company.
  • Develop and nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders/suppliers to collaborate and deliver cost savings on agricultural commodities related spend.
  • Ensure sourcing strategies and tender outcomes are maximizing commercial success and value.
  • Assess and mitigate commodity risk, monitor market trends, and devise strategies with the supply base to reduce issues moving forward.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Strong commercial acumen and end-to-end direct procurement experience within food and beverages/commodities/ingredients/raw materials.
  • Demonstrable experience focused on strategic sourcing or category management.
  • Strong commercial acumen & negotiation skills, strong communicator and the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders/suppliers to influence buy-in.
  • Ability to achieve cost savings against volatile/changing market conditions (commodities).
  • Procurement experience on strategic level and demonstratable experience of running tenders.

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