Category Buyer

**about graze and the world we are part of**

At graze, our mission is to rewrite the snacking rulebook. We stand against the snack-stablishment and how unsatisfied it can make snackers feel. We want people to enjoy snacking again by eating delicious treats without worrying about eating too much sugar or salt. That’s why we’re always on the hunt for tastier, crunchier, fresher and better snacks that are good for you (and for the planet).

But how are we doing this? Well, we’ve already reduced the sugar in our snacks by 60% and we’re working towards becoming more transparent with our labeling (and encouraging other snack makers to do the same). We’re here to make healthy, exciting and snacking a joy.

So it should come as no surprise that we’re also a certified B Corp and a proud advocate for the Better Business Act. We’ve committed to being a better business by putting equal measure behind how our business operates for people, planet and profit.

Now that’s a graze idea.

**the role**

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, this role will lead on the day to day procurement activities across our Packaging and DTC Categories, ensuring packaging for the entire business, and raw materials for our Direct to Consumer range are being sourced in line with the wider procurement strategy, and ensuring that best value is considered. This role will partner collaboratively with key stakeholders both internally and externally to deliver agile and efficient procurement, maximising value and protecting the business from risk.

**what you’ll be responsible for**
- Develop and implement Procurement Strategy for the Packaging Category at graze.
- Work closely with the Category Lead (Ingredients) on developing the DTC Procurement Strategy, ensuring this aligns with the wider Ingredients Strategy.
- Responsible for managing the end-to-end process for procurement, from evaluation to contract management and supplier management.
- Negotiate costs, lead times, MOQs etc with suppliers
- Partner with key internal stakeholders (Technical, NPD, Brand, etc) for all product requirements, working to achieve best value for the business, and deliver excellent customer service, promoting and executing the procurement strategy
- Identify product mix changes to improve the value proposition for graze, working with Internal Stakeholders to bring these to market.
- Understand the commodity markets for the categories they purchase
- Source from European and Global Markets as required for current and NPD products, providing market knowledge and insight.
- Manage the packaging budget to understand company COGs, informing the business of any changes, and negotiating contracts to keep in line with budget

**what we’re looking for in you**
- Procurement experience within FMCG, with Ingredients/Packaging experience
- Understanding of Category Management, Contract Management and Supplier Relationship Management Strategies
- Commercial Acumen, with a keen eye for detail, and understanding of how costs affect business.
- Ability to develop stakeholder relationships, across a large organisation.
- Confident and Motivated Self Starter, able to prioritise workload as required.
- Experienced with running benchmarking and tenders for a business, ensuring clear communication strategy in place
- CIPS Qualified - Beneficial

**What’s in it for you?**
- You’ll be part of a company where you can have fun, enjoy free snacks (very important) and pick up new skills to really take your experience to the next level.
- We want you to be your authentic self every single day - so we create an environment where you feel like you belong, in any (and every) way that’s right for you. Plus, we have a dedicated diversity and inclusion employee resource group that you’re welcome to join
- We encourage active learning, so you can enjoy networking events, learning lunches and even more formal qualifications - whatever you need to do the best job possible.
- You’ll be working with some seriously smart, informed, helpful, funny, dedicated (and very, very modest) people at graze HQ.
- You’ll be part of an open, inclusive and pioneering team. What could be better?
- You’ll get all the standard benefits including a pension, a yearly bonus, health insurance and so much more.
- Access to Bippit, an all-in-one financial wellbeing platform, which includes unlimited 1:1 coaching from a finance professional.
- A family-friendly policy which includes Paternity Leave, Ordinary Parental Leave, Undergoing IVF Treatment, Pregnancy Loss & Bereavement.
- We also offer one paid volunteering day and one health day each year on top of your annual leave allowance, to use however you wish.
- And finally, we have a flexible working policy which means for most, you can work from home/your sofa/a cafe/anywhere with wifi for 3 days a week. Winner.

Let us know if you have accessibility requirements for the interview process and we’ll ensure that all your needs are provided