Senior Purchasing Manager - Food
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Location
Oxfordshire, England
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
£60000 - £75000 per annum + car allowance and package
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Contact:
Sheila Harris
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Contact email:
sheila.harris@1st-executive.com
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Salary high:
75000
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Salary low:
60000
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Job ref:
J10742_1517824063
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Published:
about 6 years ago
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Expiry date:
2018-03-07
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Startdate:
05/02/2018
Senior Purchasing Manager
My client a Major Food organisation are seeking to recruit an experienced purchasing individual with strong experience in Food Purchasing (Fresh, Chilled, Ambient or Frozen) and with particular experience in managing a team of individuals (5/6 in the team).
You will take responsibility for a global spend, and a train and develop the team in best procurement practice.
The Role:
Implement and drive the strategy for the business across the Food division on a global basis.
Recruit, develop and manage a team 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 with the Food Sector
- Experience gained within Food, Food Service, Wholesale or Retail Grocery background preferred
- Experience of working internationally managing suppliers and reviewing performance
- Significant team management experience
- Experienced negotiator with excellent communication skills
- 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
- Some flexiblity in working