Buyer

Buyer - Europe's Leading FMCG brand - London - £55,000 - £63,000 + bonus

Our client is the leading European FMCG brand with sales of over £2bn with an international presence of over 13 countries across Europe. With plans to expand further afield than Europe, they are opening up roles within their Procurement function into Northern America and Asia.

They seek a Buyer to play a key part in their Procurement function, which plays a key role in their expansion plans. With a group spend of over £1bn worldwide, the buyer will be directly responsible for approximately £25m-£25m spend on food purchasing including potatoes and and vegetables.

Role and responsibilities:

• Sourcing from European and global markets as appropriate for current and play a role with new product development
• Ownership of the category and procurement strategy
• Tendering and negotiating with suppliers during the procurement process with elements of both strategic procurement and achieving operational efficiencies
• Managing contracts and suppliers post-purchase
• Procurement and managing supply for 12 manufacturing sites across Europe
• Manage the annual budget and forecasting
• Build and own relationships with key stakeholders (both internal and external)

Required skills and experience:

• End-to-end procurement within the food category and experience of procuring potatoes and other veg.
• Track record of delivering projects in a timely manner and individual savings against budgets
• Ability to manage and influence key stakeholders
• Experience with eSourcing procurement tools (e.g. Oracle, SAP, Ariba)
• Degree and/or CIPS is beneficial

This role will be ideal for those looking for a role with clear room for professional growth and progression within the company. On top of this, they also offer internal training and other ways to learn and better yourself. Furthermore, they are very open to sponsoring external courses such as CIPS.

If this role sounds of interest to you, please either hit the Apply button below, or send your CV into jobsAZ@bramwithconsulting.co.uk

Key words: Procurement; Buyer; Category manager; Strategic procurement; operational procurement; supplier management; sourcing strategy; FMCG; potatoes; fruit; vegetables;