Indirects Buyer
- Employer
- Burtons Biscuits
- Location
- Moreton, Wirral
- Salary
- £37000 - £41000
- Closing date
- 7 Mar 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying
Job Details
Indirects Buyer
The Role
We are recruiting an Indirects Buyer to negotiate contracts for selected Indirect Expenditure Categories. This role sits within the Procurement team at the heart of our business.
Typical Day
The Indirects Buyer will:
- Fix prices for Indirect Procurement areas allocated to them and sign off formal contracts.
- Control costs in areas allocated to them and achieve annual cost saving targets.
- Ensure all vendors in areas of involvement provide excellent service and deal with any contract related issues as they arise.
- Negotiate and raise formal contracts for goods and services agreed with the Group Procurement Manager.
- Savings Budgets will be agreed annually and they will be expected to hit the numbers and update actual achievement and forecast achievement throughout the year.
- Ensure all contracts put in place deliver excellent service and will be responsible for resolving any operational issue as they arise.
About You
The successful Indirects Buyer will:
- Have around 5 years experience in Procurement with previous exposure to appropriate purchasing categories preferred
- Be numerate with analytical mind set.
- Be a tough negotiator.
- Be objective focussed, minimal supervision required once objectives agreed
Why Burton’s Biscuit Company
Ask anyone here at Burton’s Biscuit Company what we’re most passionate about and you’ll get the same answer from everyone – the baking of quality biscuits for the whole family to enjoy. To us, a ‘treat’ is nothing less than a deliciously tasty biscuit that will delight our customers every time and ensure they come back for more.
We offer fantastic company benefits, an environment that you will enjoy to work in and genuine development and progression opportunities.
Does this sound like the role for you? Apply by clicking the link.
Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to notify unsuccessful applicants. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been short listed for an interview.
Company
Who Are Burtons Biscuits?
We are the home of Jammie Dodgers, Paterson Shortbread, Maryland Cookies and Wagon Wheels to name just a few! We are incredibly lucky to work in the world of making delicious biscuits!
‘We are a more successful and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves’.
At Burton’s we believe in the power of being authentic, being entrepreneurial and being supportive to each other to meet our common goals…oh and did we mention having fun?!
Understanding our customers is crucial to our success, so having a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers is vital.
As a business we are committed to the continuous improvement of diversity and equality in the workplace and we welcome talented individuals from all backgrounds who share our Pride and Passion for Baking Great Biscuits and snacks.
Along with having amazing brands, we have secured long term agreements to allow us to manufacture a number of sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Cathedral City & Marmite branded products. We also have several key strategic partnerships within the Retailer Private Label sector and our proud of the amazing biscuits we bake for our customers and consumers.
Within our Burton’s group, we have 6 bakery sites across the UK, located in Blackpool, Livingston, Edinburgh, Dorset, Isle of Arran and Llantarnam, with our head office in St Albans. In total we employ circa 2,100 people around across our locations.
Burton’s Biscuits is owned by Ferrero and we are proud to be part of such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 Countries and their products are sold in over 170 Countries. We are delighted to be part of the Ferrero group which represents over 377,000 employees across the world and has a consolidated turnover of €12.3 billion (2020).
- Website
- http://www.burtonsbiscuits.com/
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