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Buyer - EMEA - Commodities & Ingredients

Employer
Michael Page Engineering & Manufacturing.
Location
High Wycombe
Salary
8% Bonus, 25days holiday
Closing date
21 Nov 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Purchasing
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details



The successful candidate will be looking after Commodities and Ingredients within the Procurement team responsible for factories across EMEA and reporting into the Procurement Manager Commodities.

Client Details

My client is a global food manufacturer with over 10,000 employees with revenue exceeding £3,000M annually.



Description
  • 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 optimisation's, value improvement and innovation development (NPD)
  • Work across the business functions to ensure that 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 organisation
  • Ensure robust day-to-day management of business interfaces e.g. SAP, product supply, markets and S&OP processes.


Profile

- Procurement knowledge with demonstrable results in managing complex portfolios
- Strategic Procurement of ingredients within a food manufacturing environment or commodities
- French as a second language would be advantageous

Job Offer

Competitive Salary & Package

Company

Michael Page International is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specialising in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world. The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

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