Procurement Executive

2 months ago

UK, UK, United Kingdom MM Flowers Full time

The British flower market is worth £1.2bn and MM Flowers supplies fresh cut flowers and bouquets to the U.K.’s and Europe’s leading flower retailers. We grow and source the highest quality and most beautiful blooms across the world, delivering colour, passion, and inspiration through breath-taking blooms.

Established in 2007, MM Flowers has grown exponentially every year and is based in a purpose built, state-of-the-art facility in Alconbury, Huntingdon. MM Flowers employs over 900 people who are dedicated to delivering exceptional quality and service to our customers.

To continue our tremendous growth, we need the brilliant people to help us achieve our goals. We aim to deliver excellence at every point in the supply chain from distribution to processing, technical standards through to marketing, with consideration for our people and the planet at the heart of everything we do.

If this sounds like a company that you would like to be a part of, and you have the talent, energy, and drive to be a part of shaping our journey, we would love to hear from you.


We are currently looking for a Procurement Executive


To support the Senior Procurement Manager with in MM Flowers to ensure that our products arrive on time, in full and to the specification required. The role is a crucial cog in our procurement machine.

  • Work cross functionally with all departments.
  • Communicate daily with a range of suppliers and manage a long-term positive relationship whilst meeting the customer requirements.


Support the fulfilment of the procurement responsibilities by ensuring all systems, prices, forecasts, product codes and mechanics for each supplier are set up and maintained in an organised and methodical way.


Daily Responsibilities


  • Assist in the maintenance of prices in the system and a proactive approach adopted to ensure 100% compliance.
  • Sending QC reports to suppliers.
  • Placing orders with the growers to meet customers needs, whilst minimising waste.
  • Manage the consignments in the system to ensure they are updated with confirmed farm availability / packing lists.
  • Monitor 3rd party orders and communicate changes in a timely fashion.
  • Work with Supply Chain to monitor supplier accuracy in daily arrivals vs orders.
  • Work with Technical to correct quality concerns immediately.
  • Order samples for customer presentations.
  • Assist with equipment where applicable.
  • Attend internal design feasibility when necessary and advise NPD / commercial / technical teams on product availability and potential challenges.


Weekly Responsibilities


  • Monitor orders vs pre season forecasts.
  • Send forecasts to suppliers.
  • Supplier invoice approval.
  • Maintain the standard price book.


Supplier Negotiations


  • Assist the Procurement Manager with supplier negotiations and the collection of relevant data within designated souring area.


Managing Peaks


  • Support the preparation and implementation of peak planning for Christmas/Valentines, Mother’s day and Easter


Other Tasks


  • Support the wider Buying and MM Flowers team where necessary.


Values


  • Ensure culture and values remain in the forefront of all activities, contributing to the ongoing development of the culture and values through sharing of ideas, new ways of working


What you can already do


  • Previous experience of working in FMCG (Desirable).
  • Previous experience in the Flower Industry would be advantageous.
  • IT literate – high level of IT literacy with extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power-Bi.
  • Rubicon experience would be advantageous but not essential.
  • Good understanding of retailers.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent numerical and literacy skills.
  • Accuracy & attention to detail.
  • Excellent planning & organisational skills.
  • Prepared to see the job through to the end.
  • Strong ability to coordinate.
  • Analytical.
  • Ability to work under pressure and with own initiative.
  • Good understanding and appreciation of wider business challenges and interactions. i.e. the interface between technical and commercial requirements alongside those of production, planning and stock management.
  • Occasion need to travel.


So, what’s the package? When you work at MM Flowers you get more than just a salary.


  • Holiday allowances are calculated on the days worked and you can find your allowance in your offer letter.
  • Pension Scheme - You will be auto-enrolled onto the company pension scheme after 3 months. At present we operate an auto enrolment scheme where you will benefit from contributions from us.
  • Onsite Parking – free parking is available onsite.
  • Recommend a Friend Scheme – £250 is payable to you when you recommend a friend who is successful through the application process and successfully completes their 3-month probationary period.
  • Career Progression – we actively encourage employees from within the business to consider roles which become available and whether that be within their field or want to consider a cross functional move.
  • Wonderful working environment– we are all working in a modern contemporary purpose-built State of the Art facility.
  • We are committed to an open ethical and fair working environment and have a Whistleblowing Policy in place to ensure complaints and concerns are handled appropriately.
  • We work with an Occupational Health provider to support employees both mentally and physically.
  • We run corporate engagement initiatives throughout the year.
  • We gather employee feedback annually to see how we can improve the employee experience.
  • Grocery Aid


What are you waiting for, we would love to hear from you.

If this position doesn’t match your experience but you love the sound of MM Flowers we welcome speculative applicants, please forward your cv and a covering letter about the type of role or function you are interested in being considered for.

MM Flowers are a proud equal opportunity employer, and we understand the benefits of nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, genetic information. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to complete the job role advertised are encouraged to apply.

We believe we can only achieve our potential if we employ a diverse population of people, ideas, and perspectives. We are committed to grow our workplace culture, encouraging team members to feel unique valued and engaged, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

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