Category Purchasing Manager - Fresh Produce

My client a Major Food organisation are seeking to recruit an experienced purchasing individual with strong experience in the purchase of Fruit, Vegetables and Fresh Produce. You will take responsibility for a global spend, and a train and develop a small team in best procurement practice.

The Role:

Implement and drive the strategy for the business across the Fresh produce area on a global basis.

Recruit, develop and manage a teams of high performing individuals

Analyse, manage and develop supplier relationships

Build strong stakeholder engagement across the business, delivering best procurement practices and constantly analysing performance

Work Experience:

• Significant previous procurement experience with responsibility for delivery of a procurement category strategy and procurement category benefits including financial savings
• Experience gained within Food, Food Service, Wholesale or Retail Grocery background preferred
• Significant team management experience
• Experienced negotiator with excellent communication skills
• Experience in purchasing of Fresh produce.
• Understanding of relevant strategic sourcing and demand levers and cross-functional approaches and ability to adapt levers to cope with specific challenges
• Experienced in complex stakeholder management
• Good experience in managing and delivering projects on time in international and cross-entity settings