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Monday, December 2, 2013

Indirect Buyer: Leading FMCG Brand - Employment,career opportunity in UK

Job Title:  Indirect Buyer: Leading FMCG Brand
Job Type    Permanent
Location    Bedford, Biggleswade
Start Date    ASAP
Salary    £27k - £30k pa + Bonus, Pension, HC
Ref No    120005-5593A0212_990403


Headline:

Junior Buyer within an expanding FMCG corporate; excellent development and progression route for bright graduates with some post-graduation Purchasing experience seeking a career within corporate procurement.

Role:
Reporting into the Senior Procurement Manager, you will develop excellent exposure to Senior Stakeholders and the full breadth of Indirect category expenditure across the Group.

You will support the Senior Procurement team across the complete end-to-end strategic sourcing lifecycle, alongside running your own sourcing projects and engaging on best practice and continuous improvement programmes.

Your remit will encompass:
Supporting the design, implementation & embedding of procurement strategy and category management structures

Assisting in the management of end-to-end strategic sourcing lifecycle, including supplier selection, negotiation, contract drafting and post-contract award SRM

Identifying opportunities for Improvement, and relaying to Procurement Leadership Team

Supporting the management and realization of Cost Reduction activities, utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods

Supplier Performance and Relationship Management

Management of your own Purchasing and Continuous Improvement projects

Requirements:
Diverse category sourcing expertise, preferably across Indirect / Services spend categories

Ideally a Graduate (or equivalent) within a Commercial discipline

Sound commercial acumen & skill-set: analytical, excellent negotiation skills

Excellent influencing and interpersonal / relationship management skill set

Above all bright, driven, enthusiastic; with a desire to develop commercial procurement experience within an autonomous and fast-paced corporate environment

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