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EMEA Buyer Commodities & Ingredients

Employer
McCormick UK Limited
Location
Haddenham, Aylesbury
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
4 Jul 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Purchasing
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

EMEA Buyer Commodities & Ingredients

A vacancy has arisen for a Buyer looking after Commodities and Ingredients within the Procurement team. The position is located in Haddenham, UK, and reports to Procurement Manager Commodities in Avignon, France.

The successful candidate will not only need to demonstrate excellent supplier relationship management and strategic vision, but also the ability to work with, and influence internal stakeholders.

 

Main Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement category strategies for a portfolio of ingredients and commodities, using category management tools and processes
  • Develop an annual budget for the categories within portfolio, and demonstrate the fundamentals and technical aspects that support the budget positioning, highlighting risk and identify plans to mitigate
  • Actively participate in, and support, a range of cross-functional project teams which deliver cost, quality & service optimizations, value improvement and innovation development (NPD)
  • Work across the business functions to ensure that the McCormick EMEA relationships are working as effectively as possible.
  • Actively support the engagement and activities driven from a Global level within EMEA region, ensuring strong stakeholder engagement, meeting participation, project updates and effective communication within Global Procurement organization
  • Ensure robust day-to-day management of business interfaces e.g. SAP, product supply, markets and S&OP processes.

 

 

Candidate Profile

  • French and English language – fluent in speaking and writing. Any other languages will be a plus.
  • Graduate with a strong academic background ideally in a Business, Engineering or technical specialism. Evidence of international exposure is desirable; CIPS is a plus.
  • Previous procurement experience with demonstrable results in managing complex portfolios. 
  • Evidence of a strategic approach, with good communication and negotiation skills, and a desire to expand capabilities and take on more challenges.
  • Able to communicate with people from diverse cultures and organizational backgrounds.
  • Creativity - Is naturally inquisitive and seeks to challenge and improve situations.
  • Efficient, results and task oriented.
  • Culture Fit – Is confident and comfortable with change and ambiguity.

Company

McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavour and one of the most respected and familiar names in the industry.

 Our UK business manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavourful products for retail outlets, food manufacturers, and foodservice businesses. We create flavours for a wide range of applications, such as beverages, snacks, dairy, bakery/confectionary, savoury, performance nutrition, and health.

 McCormick has had a presence in the UK for nearly 40 years. We have three sites across the country–our EMEA headquarters in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and innovation centre in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (which is on track to become McCormick’s first Net Zero carbon building), and our plant in Littleborough, Greater Manchester.

 Our brands and our products are trusted sources of flavour in millions of kitchens across the country—in homes and in restaurants. Our UK brand portfolio includes Schwartz, Frank’s RedHot, French’s, Cholula, Herdez, and OLD BAY.

Partnerships with farmers and suppliers around the world allow us to provide great-tasting, quality spices with consistency that you can trust. Our herbs and spices come from around 80 different countries.

 At McCormick, we stand together for the future of flavour, and we bring that commitment to work every day in the UK to deliver top-tier growth and quality from our global business.

 As a people-first culture, we encourage development in many ways, respect everyone’s differences and contributions, and do what’s right to develop our employees and to better our world.

 

Company info
Website
Location
Haddenham Business Park
Pegasus Way
Haddenham
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP17 8LB
United Kingdom

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