Category Buyer - Food

• Join my clients FMCG Food Manufacturing business as Category Buyer - Food
• Have full accountability over m of spend over numerous categories

Client Details

• My client are a food manufacturing business with multiple sites in the UK

Description

Support the FMCG Food Procurement manager creating, inputting and recommend a Commodity Risk
Management (CRM) plan for the defined area which the leadership team can approve

Other responsibilities include:

* Support the Procurement manager whilst owning a defined area.
* Ownership of the movement of PPV v Budget and clear understanding on the drivers
* Managing raw material & finished Goods placing purchase orders to suppliers to ensure 100% OTIF to customers using appropriate tools within the business.
* Close out accounts payable queries to reduce the outstanding invoice for your defined area.
* Reviewing and drafting supplier contracts to provide terms for benefit
* Drafting and executing RFI'S and RFQ's, finalising recommendation for sign offs before
implementation
* Source new suppliers, de list non performing suppliers and provide a clear plan for your
suppliers using the vendor management process through Grow, Maintain, Decline
* Input into annual budget process and identifying risk & opportunities. Take action to
minimise risk and optimise opportunities,
* Create category efficiencies that align with procurement processes and policies, while
managing internal stakeholder engagement.
* Finalise claims with suppliers leading to credit notes to recover losses
* Request new supplier set ups through the master data management process

Profile

To be successful in this Category Buyer - Food (FMCG) role in Leicestershire you will have:

• FMCG Food Manufacturing Experience
• SAP/MRP/ERP experience
• Be able to negotiate successfuly with suppliers
• CIPS or willing to work towards CIPS
• Experience in supplier management
• Excel advanced user (Vlook Ups, Pivot Tables)

Job Offer

• Salary and package is flexible based on experience for this role
• Hybrid working once probation passed