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Senior Buyer - FMCG

Four Recruitment Limited
Job LocationBolton
EducationNot Mentioned
Salary45,000 - 52,000 per annum
IndustryNot Mentioned
Functional AreaNot Mentioned
Job TypePermanent , full-time

Job Description

Senior Buyer - FMCG/FoodGlobal Manufacturing Business - £200million T/OSalary - circa £50kLeading global FMCG/Food Manufacturing business based in Bolton are looking for an experienced buyer to join their onsite team - this comes off the back of a period of growth and further investment for the business.Reporting to the Purchasing Manager this role will support all buyng within the business.Key Responsibilities

  • Manage/support Purchasing Assistant in the absence of the Purchasing Manager
  • Managing business KPIs
  • Supporting/assisting with business plans
  • Responsible for the management and purchasing of raw materials and other business procurement needs.
  • Develop, maintain and review supply strategies ensuring appropriate contingencies and ensuring supply on-going.
  • Support the management of purchase contracts ensuring they are approved following company and group policies.
  • To ensure that all purchasing processes that are critical to product safety, legality & quality are procured to defined requirements.
  • To ensure good supplier relations are maintained in both ethical and professional manner.
  • To action all internal and external supplier queries promptly and efficiently.
  • Clearly communicate to all parties upstream and downstream within the supply chain.
  • Implement continuous improvements programmes into the business.
  • Work closely with all departments on sourcing new ingredients & packaging.
  • Maintain an understanding of retailer/customer requirements, processes and procedures.
  • Identify areas of cost savings on both Ingredients and packaging.
  • Support any supplier monitoring or improvement programs initiated.
  • Undertake supplier visits & host supplier visits.
  • Understand the supply market place and be able to challenge suppliers about performance.
  • Build strong relationships with retailers, and suppliers.
  • Ability to benchmark all areas.
  • Work closely with NPD, Sales, Technical Services and all other departments.
  • Support the procurement team to ensure the factory has ingredients and packaging when needed.
  • Support and suggest profit improvement plans following through projects to completion
Person Specification
  • Ideally, the business are looking for someone from an FMCG/Food or wider manufacturing background and have dealt with Raw materials previously
  • Experience in the use of SAP
  • Experience of dealing with difficult and sensitive situations in a diplomatic and professional manner
  • Extensive experience in a Buying role
  • The ability to look at the overall business process
  • Understanding of a commercial environment
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Advanced user of Microsoft (Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business with further investment secured over the coming years ahead - the ideal candidate will look for personal and professional development within their next move.

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