Senior Category Buyer

1 day ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom 2 Sisters Food Group Full time

Senior Category Buyer

Location:
Birmingham

Salary:
Highly Competitive + Excellent Benefits Package + Car Allowance

About Us

Join
2 Sisters Food Group
, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We operate across poultry, chilled, and bakery categories and are home to well-known brands such as
Holland's Pies
.

Our products are supplied to major retailers and foodservice customers including
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose
. We are committed to delivering high-quality food for the British public while offering exceptional opportunities for development and progression to our employees.

About the Role

As a Procurement Specialist, you will cover a
broad range of indirect categories
, including CAPEX, and will play a key role in supplier management, contract review, sourcing activity, and supporting tender processes. The business is also entering an exciting period, with
major projects requiring re-tendering
and a review of
300+ IT contracts
, offering a strong development environment for someone looking to progress.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support the preparation of
    RFI, RFQ, and ITT
    documentation
  • Assist in
    sourcing new suppliers
    and materials across indirect categories
  • Support
    tendering, contract negotiations, and supplier selection
  • Implement and maintain
    supplier agreements
  • Contribute to the delivery of
    category plans
    within IT, HR & Factory Services
  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships through site visits and regular engagement
  • Support wider procurement projects, including renewal of large contracts and database development

About You

We are looking for a
strong generalist buyer
with a grounding in procurement and an ambition to grow within a large, complex organisation.

Experience & Attributes

  • Strong experience in a procurement role
  • Ideally some exposure to
    indirect categories
    , supplier negotiation, tendering, and contract management but will also consider strong Direct Procurement experience.
  • Confident communicator with the desire to be
    client-facing
    , visiting suppliers and contributing to negotiations
  • Highly organised, proactive, and keen to learn
  • MCIPS
    (or working towards) is beneficial but not essential

Working Pattern

  • Hybrid role with an expectation to be on-site
    3 days per week
  • Based at
    Colmore Row Head Office
    , moving to our new office in March which is by Birmingham Airport

Benefits

  • 33 Days' Holiday
    (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
  • Refer a Friend Scheme
  • Health Assured EAP & Grocery Aid - confidential support 365 days a year
  • 50% discount
    at Boparan Restaurant Group brands (
  • Cycle2Work Scheme
  • Excellent career development opportunities with a strong focus on
    internal progression

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we offer a dynamic, fast-paced environment with significant opportunities to develop and grow your procurement career. With a wide range of strategic projects and a centralised team covering multiple categories, this role provides a diverse workload and exposure to high-profile initiatives across the business.

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