Senior Procurement Business Partner

Location: Hemel Hempstead – Hybrid, with travel to other sites, offices and depots

Job Length: Permanent – Full Time

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:

• Product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic choices
• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Company pension contribution
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks. With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 6 production facilities and 16 logistics depots servicing customers up and down the UK.

Reporting to the VP – Finance, this role will play a key part of our success journey, and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the following:

Role Responsibilities:

• Be a local representative of regional procurement and act as a main point of contact for internal stakeholders.
• Ensure procurement value is delivered locally, guaranteeing maximum impact to the local P&L.
• Actively engage in discussions on value, project pipelines and budgets involving P&L and collaborate amongst relevant stakeholders and colleagues.
• Managing the local procurement resources, providing support and guidance to maximise procurement delivered value and smooth project execution.
• Ensure value is delivered through robust local spend transparency, tenders and contract negotiations.
• Ensuring correct procedure and compliance to purchasing policy, building bridges between local business, central procurement and the Procurement Operating Centre.

Experience and Key Attributes:

• Previous experience in a relevant strategic or tactical procurement role, at a regional or global level, with a commercial focus.
• Degree educated, or experience educated – commercial background desired, ideally in a global Matrix based organisation.
• Proven experience in sourcing, negotiation, contract planning and execution.
• Ability to collect and analyse quantitative/qualitative information to assess, screen and select suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of Source-to-Pay processes, financial impact understanding and experience with spend, demand, market and industry analyses.
• Extensive experience in team management, building stakeholder relationships with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• Knowledge of SAP and Ariba or a local ERP/procurement system with extensive use of Microsoft systems, specifically Excel.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.

Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!

Application Process:

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible. We look forward to receiving your application.