Area Procurement Manager - West Midlands
- Employer
- Paul Nyman Consultancy
- Location
- West Midlands - Field Based
- Salary
- Up to £35,000 + Car + Bonus + Benefits
- Closing date
- 14 Aug 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying, National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
Paul Nyman Consultancy are recruiting for an East Midlands, field based Area Procurement Manager on behalf of a craft bakery business.
About The Business
Our client operates across multiple categories but with a core focus on bakery products which they supply to multiple customer channels. Following a period of sustained growth they are expanding their sales and operational teams to push towards their £100M T/O target.
About The Role
As Area Procurement manager you will be charged with resourcing, developing and managing a network of suppliers within the Midlands area. You will work closely with these suppliers and their customers and maintain regular contact with internal and external stakeholders of these businesses. Specifically you will work with the Regional Business Manager to develop profitable customer and supplier strategies.
About You
Essential Experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience within food retailing/manufacturing business
- A working understanding of the bakery category
- Procurement or Sales experience within Food
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Numerate and self-motivated with a working understanding of Excel and other business programmes
- Degree Educated
Desirable Experience
- Exposure/understanding of food hygiene legislation
- Knowledge of the East Midlands Food manufacturing area
- Retail or Foodservice channel experience
- Blue chip training at some point in career
The Opportunity
I client is a growing business and the expectation would be for the successful individual to progress upwards within the business going forwards.
Paul Nyman Consultancy specialise in Sales, Marketing, Category, NPD, Technical & Interim recruitment across the FMCG sector.
Company
Paul Nyman Consultancy, was established in 2004 to support the FMCG sales, marketing , Category and NPD markets, after Paul was made redundant and toured the UK recruitment market seeking employment to pay the mortgage.
During this journey he identified some of the most important characteristics for job seekers hunting for a new role:
- Understand what I, as a candidate can do.
- Honestly tell me why I cannot perform in the role I applied for.
- Know how your clients can advance my career.
- Get back to me.
- Don’t BS me.
These have become entwined in the approach the team at Paul Nyman Consultancy take to support individuals achieve career success across the UK and Europe.
We offer not just recruitment, but wider career support and development through workshops which include national and international recruitment and development experience.
Not just a recruiter.
We enjoy being career developers.
- Website
- http://www.paulnyman.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 07956 029 624
- Location
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Paul Nyman Consultancy
Waterside
Old Boston Road
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 5NB
United Kingdom
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