Strategic Buyer - FMCG Pet Food Manufacturing

Job Location	Whitebirk Industrial Estate
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	Competitive salary
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent , full-time

Job Description

Job Title: Strategic Buyer - Ingredients, Commodities, Raw MaterialsLocation: Blackburn, BB1 5UDSalary: CompetitiveJob Type: Full Time, PermanentPositions Available: 1 position availableAbout us:We are one of the fastest growing Pet Food manufacturers in the UK with offices and manufacturing sites based in Lancashire, Somerset and South Wales.Our products range from Food, Treats, Toys, Accessories, Health and Hygiene. Our portfolio of brands includes: Webbox, Webbox Naturals, Bob Martin, Felight, Meatiful, TastyBone, Spikes and WildThings.About the role:We are looking for a Strategic Buyer to join our procurement team at Pets Choice!This is a new role to support our growing business that will focus on raw materials, commodities and ingredients used at our Pet Food and Treats manufacturing site.Key Responsibilities:

Develop innovative supplier partnerships to support a lean and profitable supply chain
Manage supplier performance, implement scorecard to align business objectives on cost, quality OTIF, lead-times etc
Identify areas of risk in the supply chain, prioritise and implement plans to mitigate such risks
Conduct contract negotiation and ongoing market (price) analysis and report conclusions
Prepare requests for Tender (RFQs) and documentation
Collation and reporting of cost saving against targets and track impact of profitability
Responsible for accurate item costs into P&L
Conduct logistic analysis to determine most cost effective and efficient methods with both suppliers and customers (cost to serve)
Drive business and industry compliance aligning with the Technical department.
Travel maybe required
Provide support to the business during execution of larger projects, including NPD and innovation pipeline

About you:

Previous experience in a similar role with a proven track record of delivering savings
Contract negotiation skills
Confident communicator
Organised with attention to detail
Relationship building with both internal & external stakeholders
Resilient with a proactive approach
Computer literate
Experience gained from the Food or Pet Food Industry is highly desirable

Benefits:Pets Choice offers hybrid working for office roles, working a minimum of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.We believe more time working together in the office helps us to collaborate, learn, have continual conversations, be more creative and better support each other. By doing this we are more successful, build stronger relationships and open up more opportunitieswhich helps us all grow.Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role.Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Procurement Officer, Procurement Advisor, purchasing manager, Procurement Manager, Senior Buyer, Purchasing, Supply Chain Coordinator, Procurement Executive, Supply Chain Manager, Purchaser, may alsobe considered for this role.

Keyskills :
PurchasingSenior BuyerProcurement Managerpurchasing managerPurchaserSupply Chain ManagerProcurement OfficerSupply Chain CoordinatorProcurement ExecutiveProcurement Advisor

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