Senior Procurement/Purchasing Manager – Food & Drink

Senior Procurement/Purchasing Manager – Food & Drink

Posted by: Silven

Job Title: Senior Procurement/Purchasing Manager

Location: Buckinghamshire but flexible with home working

Salary: Excellent + benefits

The Client:

• My client is an award winning business with a well-known worldwide brand.
• They are highly committed to employee development and continued growth.
• They have a culture of active recognition and focus on on-going career potential for all employees.

The Candidate:

• We’re looking for a graduate calibre Procurement Manager, preferably MCIPS qualified and being from a Food/Drink/Ingredients/Foodservice or Food retail background is essential.
• You’ll have a strong track record as a Procurement Manager, managing a multi-million pound spend along with superb commercial awareness.
• You must be driven and ambitious as there are fantastic global career opportunities available for successful individuals.
• Being internationally mobile would be highly beneficial.
• You’ll have a passion for what you do and always deliver to the very highest standards. You work with openness, honesty, and integrity.
• You need a demonstrated track record of strong negotiating performance and high level analytical problem solving business skills.
• Knowledge of other European languages would be a distinct advantage.

The Role:

• You will report to the Head of Supply Chain and as a key member of the team you will strive to deliver the business’s growth strategy and the goals in support of the development of world class performance and facilities.  
• As Senior Procurement Manager you will implement purchasing strategies to achieve continuous improvement and competitive advantage across all suppliers.
• Additional engagement with European partners and supply chain leads to focus on regional/local spend items leveraging cost improvement and efficiency savings for European partners including supply to the UK.
• You will continually investigate and recommend new and comparable materials, techniques, etc. that may increase the Company’s systems profitability, productivity and effectiveness.
• Keeping abreast of market trends and commodity information is an essential part of this role. 
• You will work and liaise closely with Marketing/Finance and Commercial teams to prioritise needs and ensure full operational understanding.

To apply for this exciting opportunity with this leading business, please send a copy of your CV quoting ref EH/SPMB to Emma Hanson or call Emma on 07792 465955 for a confidential discussion.