Buyer – Directs FMCG

Salary: £42,000 – £60,000 per year

Responsible for the provision of an effective and efficient Procurement Service to business stakeholders for the assigned categories.

Buyer role will fit into growth plans to expand business need.

Client Details

My client have been the leader in their food category since the early 1980’s.

Description

Buyers main responsibilities:

• Internal customer engagement to understand business needs and expected outcomes
• Spend analysis of assigned categories to identify sourcing and/or negotiation opportunities and to deliver Supplier Segmentation classification
• Develop and deliver the annual strategic sourcing plan, and benefits initiatives, incl required stakeholder management
• New Source or annual Negotiation planning and sign off according to requirements of Supplier Segmentation and delegated authority’s Subsequent execution to capture outcomes in appropriate formal documents including contracts, SLA’s, price books and any other appropriate schedules
• Standard setting in support of budgeting and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) analysis
• Represent function or assigned category in relevant meetings with a focus on achieving integrated supply chain (Directs) at lowest total cost/whole life costing outcomes
• Proactively lead response to NPD needs, developing internal and externals processes to meet required turnaround times and cost targets in a timely fashion
• Undertake and keep abreast of market research for assigned categories, demonstrating capacity and cost driver understanding for key materials and suppliers/industries
• Supplier management including forecasting provision for capacity and supply assurance, and placing contracts needs as required
• Deliver and support supplier performance data capture, for assigned categories to deliver scorecards and continuous improvement
• Acting as escalation for delivery and service quality issues as required with support from other functions to process concessions, rejects and replacements as needed, and any follow up Corrective Action: Preventative Action (CAPA)
• Establish and follow supplier management calendar in line with supplier segmentation · Support cross functional initiatives and projects as directed for assigned categories
• Ensure compliance to Company Policies and SOP’s
• Undertake other Procurement and Project duties as directed from time to time
• Own and manage the Procurement aspects of benefits tracking tool, working with Budget holders and Finance to release benefits back to the business from Budgets
• For assigned categories identify Cost mitigation and reduction activities and lead cross functional effort to deliver those

Profile

Proven experience within a buying function within FMCG.

Job Offer

Salary, hybrid working and package.