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Procurement Controller

Employer
Cavendish Maine
Location
Cheddar, Somerset
Salary
£32,000 - £34,000
Closing date
21 Feb 2019

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

Job Details

The Company

Cavendish Maine are excited to be working with a widely recognised international food brand partnering their search for a commercially savvy procurement controller.

About the Role:

Reporting directly to the Operations Director, you will be an integral part of the commercial direction of the company ensuring the companies procurement streams are fully efficient.

Your duties will be varied and will include;

  • Lead and deliver short and long term-term contracts with key manufacturers and distributors.
  • Develop maintain and deliver the buying/ procurement process across the U.K and Europe.
  • Developing and maintaining a comprehensive distributor contingency plan.
  • Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with all external suppliers and key internal stakeholders.
  • Ensuring all major suppliers have appropriate supply contracts in place. 
  • Supporting NPD and supplier sourcing program in terms of defining the supplier and final cost negotiations.
  • Demonstrate a customer centric approach in all communications and be outwardly aligned with company values.

Key Skills/Experience Required:

In order to be considered for the role of Brand Manager, you must possess the following;

  • Previous procurement experience is essential as is a background in food.
  • Target driven.
  • Exposure to contract management.
  • The ability to plan your own workload effectively.
  • Excellent relationship building skills.
  • Strong Excel / analysis skills.
  • A high degree of business and commercial acumen.
  • A good financial understanding with an understanding of sales and profit drivers.
  • A focused mindset and a positive attitude.

Salary/Benefits Information:

In return for your role as Procurement Controller you will receive a salary between £32,000 - £34,000 dependent on experience.

Job Reference:

MH/21320

Candidate care:

By responding to this advert you consent to Cavendish Maine processing the personal data included within this application.

If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies.  If you do not want us to do this please call us to advise.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.

Company

Established in 1991 Cavendish Maine is a specialist sales, marketing and management recruitment consultancy. Covering the whole of the UK, we work with suppliers of food and non-food products to retail, hospitality and leisure markets and our impressive client portfolio ranges from global brand leaders to fast growing private companies.

Our team is experienced, professional and knowledgeable and each consultant has a specific market focus. This means that we know our clients intimately and our candidates are well briefed and well prepared for all interviews. In addition we have one consultant who specialises in export and international roles and separate teams that bring the same recruitment processes to accountancy and financial services employers.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01275 813000
Location
Leigh Court Business Centre
Pill Road
Abbots Leigh
Bristol
BS8 3RA
GB

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