Focus Management Consultants Ltd
Location
Lincolnshire | United Kingdom
Job description
If you're an experienced Buyer with strong experience spanning indirect spend within the fmcg sector then this is a great opportunity.
My client is a leading food manufacturing business supplying delicious, flavoursome products to customers across the UK. They currently require an experienced Indirect Services Buyer to join their talented procurement function in a newly created role. You will have strong indirect services purchasing experience within a fmcg environment and therefore you'll be use to the pace and challenges associated with this. You'll be responsible for setting the indirect Category Strategy based on you getting a full understanding of the businesses' needs whilst acting as a collaborative partner to senior stakeholders to respond to and resolve escalations. Indirect spend is a completely new area for the business so there is the opportunity for this person to quickly add value to the business. As a skilled negotiator, you'll have proven skills in supplier development, negotiating contracts and it's important you can lead and communicate effectively to ensure internal stakeholders are influenced positively. Candidates will need to be bright, articulate with ideally two years' experience gained buying indirect services in a fast moving environment. You'll have strong negotiation skills and the ability to identify and drive through new areas for improvement. IT literate you'll have strong analytical skills and the ability to manipulate and interpret large volumes of data. Please get in touch for further information. Ref HLJ47648Job tags
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