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Senior Purchasing Manager, Produce

Employer
Hathaway Lane Limited
Location
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Salary
£Competitive, £8,160 car allowance, 15% bonus, pension, healthcare, training allowance
Closing date
27 Oct 2019

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Specialist Area
Buyer, Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
Food Services, Retail
Function
Lead
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Our client is a prominent Food organisation with a global footprint.  With a renowned brand, they have an agile and busy company culture but put a huge emphasis on people development and work/life balance.  Because of an internal promotion, they have a requirement for a Senior Purchasing Manager for the  Produce category.  

Reporting into the Head of Product Management and Produce, this is a hands-on delivery and people leadership role.  You will have a 3 Buyers in Europe and the UK, who are direct reports for the Produce category.  The category is focused on fresh food produce including lettuce, tomatoes, onions, etc., working with suppliers across Europe.   

What you will be doing:
• Leading and developing a team of Buyers to ensure category management strategies are developed and delivered for all sub-categories of Produce
• Team management including objective setting, development plans, etc.
• Being hands-on in developing and delivering category strategies yourself, including negotiation, managing suppliers, strategic sourcing, managing risk to ensure continuous supply, etc.
• Working closely with key stakeholders across Europe, up to Board level, including Technical, Quality, Supply Chain and Finance
• Bringing commercial skillset to deliver profit through more than just price negotiation  

Skills and experience required:
• Solid experience in purchasing food (preferably fresh food or produce) – at least 7 years' experience – gained in a complex and international business
• Experience of working in a service-oriented organisation with demanding customers
• Degree calibre
• Some experience in people management
• Content to be a people manager AND a hands-on purchasing professional
• Able to bring commercial rigour to deliver profit
• Excellent communication and influencing skills and not afraid to challenge and push back, when required

Company

Hathaway Lane is an independent, specialist Procurement and Supply Chain recruitment firm.

We support permanent and interim recruitment of mid and senior level Procurement and Supply Chain professionals across the UK and into Europe. Our Consultants are experts in networking and headhunting in order to gain access to the best candidates and market opportunities. We tailor our services to meet the recruitment needs of our clients including Contingent Search, Advertised Selection, Executive Search and Interim Management.

Our consultative approach ensures that we provide the best possible service and identify the Procurement or Supply Chain job that is right for our candidates.

Working within the private sector, our Consultants have developed an expertise across a wide range of industries including Financial Services, Professional Services, Pharmaceutical, FMCG, Travel, Leisure, Media and Technology.

 

Company info
Telephone
01382 339699
Location
17 Ellieslea Road
Dundee
DD5 1JH
GB

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