Category Buyer | Equipment Services | Global Food Brand
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Beth Adams
Talent Drive is excited to announce our partnership with this fantastic global food brand who are seeking a Category Buyer to join their growing team to focus on Equipment Services.
With the support of the Procurement team, you will have the autonomy to negotiate with suppliers, build strong relationships, and manage the end-to-end execution of the sourcing process. Joining this fantastic team means being part of an environment that values curiosity, resilience, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced setting.
They are proud to have received several accolades in recognition of their commitment to employees, including being named as Britain’s Top Employer three years running.
Key responsibilities:
- Project focussed role involving managing multiple projects across the equipment/CAPEX space.
- Focus on improving return on investment and payback periods through analysis, action planning and execution of an equipment procurement strategy.
- Other key areas of focus include: Management of Key Equipment Suppliers, Management of Global OEM Supplier relationships & Management of day-to-day escalations from across Pan Europe.
- Lead the analysis of supplier and contract performance to identify opportunities to reduce spend and improve execution.
- Partner with Global Equipment Procurement on Tier 1 equipment.
- Work cross functionally to implement and track projects to deliver benefit.
- Support the definition of the category and sourcing strategy that delivers on short- and long-term goals
- Owns the ‘Build Smarter’ for equipment spend.
Skills and experience required:
- Strong analytical skills, ability to extract meaningful conclusions from data.
- Proven experience of working collaboratively in complex stakeholder environment.
- Proven experience in understanding contract KPIs and successfully driving supplier performance.
- Procurement or Supply Chain experience.
- Ideally – Experience in a food service/FMCG or retail environment.
- Ideally – 2+ years Experience in an equipment/ CAPEX/ construction/ engineering role.
Salary and Benefits:
£55,000-£60,000
5% bonus
Pension
Hybrid working
For more information, please apply directly or for more information please email: beth@talentdrive.co.uk
Talent Drive are committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We review all applicants on equal merit and we do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.
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