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Procurement Manager

Employer
Vitae Selection Ltd.
Location
The North or The Midlands
Salary
Up to £45,000 + Bonus + Extensive Benefits Package
Closing date
18 Nov 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying, Supply Chain & Logistics

Job Details

Procurement Manager - Service Procurement

FMCG: Food Manufacturing

Based: The North or The Midlands

Basic Salary Circa: £40,000 - £45,000 + Bonus + Extensive Benefits Package

My client is a major international food business, who is a market leader in the categories in which they operate, currently in a period of significant expansion. This is as a direct result of their product quality, consumer focus and their ability to compete in this highly competitive market, whilst maintaining and developing supplier relationships. As the company’s growth momentum continues they are looking to recruit key procurement personnel to be immersed in their procurement strategy, commercial objectives and company values.

The Role:

  • Develop long term strategies and execution of plans within categories.
  • Stakeholder and customer engagement and management, nurturing and developing strong relationships.
  • Strategic supplier skills and ability to negotiate, develop and manage relationships.
  • Sourcing of new products and suppliers as required, always maintaining key criteria.
  • Experience of delivery across the 7 step strategic sourcing process.
  • Report on costs savings and KPI’s.

The Requirements:

  • Ideally from an FMCG background within Procurement or Purchasing.
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent.
  • MCIPS is highly desirable.
  • Excellent negotiation and analytical skills.
  • Ability to communicate, influence and negotiate with internal stakeholders and suppliers at all levels.
  • Must have practical knowledge of strategic sourcing process.
  • An innovative thinker with a passion for the food sector.
  • Strong commercial awareness is pivotal for the role.

Please apply, with an up to date CV and your current package details to; leon@vitaeselection.com

Company

The Vitae team truly understands the ferocity of today’s trading climate and the need to find and secure the very best talent embodied through an extensive network and a true commitment to the sectors.
Our combined recruitment experience within the Consumer practice gives a robust proposition to any client within our markets looking to make a serious investment in talent.

Vitae’s approach is a combination of both Search and Selection services. We have a thorough understanding of HR policy and procedure and regularly work as a preferred supplier to selected clients. Our team has worked on high profile single search mandates for senior permanent moves as well as high quality Interim hires together with multiple hire projects requiring well-co-ordinated advertising campaigns to deliver large scale teams. Our candidates benefit greatly from our insight into different business cultures together with our proactive model in finding and matching candidates to jobs. Our professionalism and delivery within these sectors in backed up by overwhelmingly positive feedback from both our clients and candidates.


Vitae work with a range of clients including large Global Food Brand’s, Plc.’s, Major Own label producers, Corporations, Owner Managed Firms and Private Equity backed businesses.


Core Markets


• Food & Drinks- Branded & Own Label
• Consumer Goods – Non- Food, White & Brown goods, Sporting Goods
• Ingredients – Flavour systems, Food Ingredients
• Retail- Grocery, General merchandise
• Packaging- Corrugated, Cartons, Closures, Plastics, Film, GNFR, Flexible and Injection Molding

Company info
Telephone
0113 394 4950
Location
21 York Place
Leeds
LS1 2EX
GB

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