Purchasing Manager
- Employer
- b3 jobs
- Location
- Berkshire
- Salary
- Up to £62,000
- Closing date
- 9 Oct 2024
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Purchasing, Supply Chain
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Purchasing Manager
Up to £62,000
Berkshire
Food Manufacturing
Job ref: 8724
The company
An award-winning company driven by its innovation thanks to skilled chefs and designers, producing and providing high end goods for the UKs leading food manufacturers and retailers. Their passion for food and drive is exemplary.
About the Purchasing Manager job
The purpose of your role will be to play a crucially strategic role in ensuring that the company has a steady and cost-effective supply of the required raw materials, ingredients, and other necessary goods required for production. The Purchasing Manager is responsible for identifying and cultivating relationships with the company’s suppliers and vendors. Additionally, you will manage the execution of their supply and production strategies.
Key tasks
- Lead procurement on-site and step in as Head of Purchasing when needed.
- Develop and execute procurement strategies, ensuring supply security and favourable supplier contracts.
- Analyse market trends and introduce supplier innovations to maintain a competitive edge.
- Manage and mentor two Buyers, setting objectives and conducting performance reviews.
About You
The successful candidate will be degree educated with FMCG manufacturing experience, specialising in direct spending on raw materials and packaging, with Microsoft Office proficiency.
- MCIPS Qualified would be desirable however not essential.
- Multi-site procurement responsibility would be preferable.
More details
The Purchasing Manager job is based in Berkshire and is paying up to £62,000 according to your experience.
The company offers an extensive benefits package - inclusive of additional leave and a health & wellbeing programme.
The Purchasing Manager is an office-based role and the working hours are Monday - Friday (1 day hybrid).
Alternate job titles
Supply Chain Manager | Purchasing Jobs | Raw Materials Buyer | Procurement Manager | Procurement Jobs | Food Industry Jobs | Food Manufacturing Jobs | Hybrid Jobs | Procurement Lead | Vendor Relations Manager | Procurement Operations Manager
Company
Since 2000, b3 jobs has been helping to further 1000s of people’s careers within the food manufacturing industry, throughout the whole of the UK. As one of the leading specialist food manufacturing recruitment agencies, b3 jobs cover all disciplines both permanent and interim and from graduates to MD’s,
Our core values are always:
- to find the very best job for you - not us!
- to give you friendly, ethical, honest and expert recruitment services
- to advise and not pressurise, so that you can make the right decisions for you
We genuinely strive to provide you with what you want – a job that not only offers the salary you’re after, but also the career progression and job satisfaction that makes going to work all the more worthwhile. Enough trumpet blowing though – visit our website to read just some of our happy previous candidate testimonials - we are more than happy to let our reputation precede us!
For a full up to date list of our jobs, visit www.b3jobs.co.uk
Food Industry Graduates
If you are graduating soon and looking for your first job in food manufacturing, have a look at our Graduate Resource Hub on the b3 jobs website.
https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/graduates
Here you will find everything you need to get started on searching for a new position, from CV and cover letter writing tips, sample food industry job descriptions, informative and entertaining blog posts, useful links and even live graduate vacancies you can apply for.
- Website
- https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01435 866000
- Location
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Heffle Buildings
33a High Street
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8HU
GB
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