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- Join one of the UK's leading manufacturing companies as Packaging Buyer
- Progressive manufacturing environment - Leicestershire based
About Our Client
- My FMCG client based in Leicestershire are on the look out to add to their procurement function and recruit a Packaging Buyer
- My client are focused on sustainability, improving processes, promoting internally and long term development of staff!
Job Description
Packaging Buyer FMCG in Leicestershire must possess:
- Development of category strategies that demonstrate complete understanding of the spend cube, a knowledge of the needs of the business and a robust understanding of the total supply market.
- Undertake intelligence gathering to enable group procurement to build a stronger position in negotiations, managing risks and making better informed sourcing decisions in key category areas. This intelligence obtained will support Samworth Brothers in maintaining a competitive advantage and will enable us to become partners of choice to our customers with whom this intelligence will be shared.
- Ensure appropriate contracts are developed to meet the individual needs of the appropriate supplier relationship. Ensure that company contracting policy and procedure is adhered to.
- Develop robust, long, medium- and short-term plans and provide the group with an accurate financial forecast to enable businesses to forecast effectively and to work closely with the business to execute implementation plans.
The Successful Applicant
Packaging buyer will have:
- Highly effective communication & presentation skills
- To be able to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent Supplier relationship management skills
- Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to maintain professional relationships.
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and drives them forward
- Clear rationale to decision making and a reasoned approach in recommending strategic action and when to escalate
- Confident and collaborative approach in building good working relationships, willing to listen to and involve others
- Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise effectively between tasks
- Microsoft Computer literate (either to Internal standard or Advanced level) with specific knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to manipulate and provide insight from large and varied volumes of data.
- Travel, extensively within the UK, with occasional overseas.
What's on Offer
- Salary
- Extensive package
- Work from home 2 days per week
- A business that cares about your long term development
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