Assistant Buyer

Job Title:    Assistant Buyer Indirect

Location:   Cumbernauld

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We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter 

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands.

Employing around 850 people across four business units and seven UK locations, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

At our core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, we brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio, including the functional drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us

What we’re looking for...

We are looking for an energised and motivated assistant buyer, working in our procurement team supporting the senior buyer and wider business stakeholders to ensure we procure best goods and services aligned to our business priorities. 

Indirect procurement, also known as indirect spend, is the process of buying goods and services that are essential for a business's day-to-day operations but are not directly incorporated into the final product. Therefore we are looking for someone who can be agile and pivot cross category to ensure we support the business on the correct tenders.

The Assistant Buyer for Indirect will operate within our Supply Chain function, whose mission is to be an agile customer focused supply chain at optimal cost. The job covers supplier selection and aspects of contract management  for goods and services used by the business, based upon availability, quality, price, risk and suppliers market status.

The Indirect Assistant buyer will business partner stakeholders from other functions, providing procurement rigor to the tenderings of goods and services, supporting with contract management and the onboarding of new suppliers when required.

The job holder will report to the Senior Buyer while working closely with the entire Procurement team and wider business stakeholders. 

As Assistant Buyer your responsibilities will include;

• Work with the Senior Buyer to support all areas of the business with contract tendering for goods and services
• Support the management of the Procurement process for all nominated areas of indirect Procurement by working with various stakeholders within the business.
• Prepare, issue, negotiate and evaluate material and service contract tenders within delegated guidelines to ensure good quality, cost effective material and service supply.
•  Arrange and lead quarterly reviews with suppliers to develop relationships and drive action to meeting contract commitments and drive supplier performance through effective contract management.
• Build strong internal and external relationships. 
• Adhere to the Professional Code of Practice of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply.
• Work cross functionally with a range of colleagues to deliver value enhancing projects aligned to business priorities.Support our No time to waste agenda by engaging suppliers through our sustainable sourcing program. 
  

What you’ll bring...

The successful candidate will have;

• At least 1 year procurement experience managing/supporting categories or be a graduate looking to progress in a dynamic fast moving consumer goods business. 
• Degree qualification in business discipline desirable.
• Willingness to continue your development with a focus on Student membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply working towards attainment of fully qualified MCIPS status.
• Commercial awareness and aConfidence to be assertive when appropriate and have excellent negotiation and total cost analysis skills.
• Willingness to learn and continuous improvement and  bringing a growth mindset to help solve challenges. 
• Good personal communication skills required to build professional relationships internally and externally.
• An ability to prioritise and respond dynamically to a changing environment.
  

What we offer...

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard.  Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• 33 days holiday
• Flexible holiday trading
• Living Wage Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day
• Pension
• Annual salary review 
• Ongoing professional development

And much more 

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for Apply now

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Latest closing date for applications is Friday 29th November 2024.

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now