Buyer

Buyer Kent FMCG / Food Salary circa £40,000 pa + Benefits A rapidly growing Food manufacturer operating from a modern purpose-built Production facility. As part of their growth strategy, they are now seeking a Buyer to join the business and become a key member of the team. The Role The Buyer will hold a range of responsibilities, focusing on negotiation, business cost, quality, and execution of the Procurement strategy. Duties of the role will include: * Responsibility for purchasing all raw materials, packaging, engineering parts, consumables. * Play a lead role in Procurement projects such as Supplier reviews and possibly rationalization of the supplier base. * Build strong relationships and understanding with suppliers through visits and supplier meetings. * Work with Operations to Investigate delivery issues, shortages, and price discrepancies. * Implement purchasing strategies and drive commercial value across all suppliers. * Use advanced negotiation skills to gain competitive advantage and assured supply of raw materials. * Extract information from the system to compile reports, such as YOY supplier performance, cost price movements, commodity price tracking etc. * Work cross functionally with NPD, Marketing, Technical and Operations. * Coordinate and direct the activities of a Purchasing Assistant. The Person * Of graduate calibre, possibly MCIPS qualified or working towards. * Ideally with Purchasing experience gained from within the Food & Drink or FMCG Manufacturing sector. * Experience gained within a Purchasing role with responsibility for a spend budget. * Can provide evidence of their commercial awareness. * Demonstrable track record of strong negotiation and implementation of Purchasing plans. * IT skills (Excel, Word and PowerPoint). * Able to work at pace with excellent Time Management and demonstrating a calm approach under pressure. * Attention to detail with a right first-time approach. * Able to prioritise a number of different requests from internal and external contacts. Hours: Monday to Friday Days Salary circa £40,000 pa depending on experience. Ref 3549