Regional Procurement Buyer Ftc

Pladis Global; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

pladis invites a Regional Procurement Buyer to lead end-to-end sourcing for Marketing categories in the UK&I region, reporting to the Procurement Head. You will strengthen supplier bases, drive cost out, and ensure supply continuity through strategic SRM and cross-functional collaboration.

This fixed-term contract role focuses on delivering value, negotiating favorable terms, and applying market insights to regional procurement strategies, while working with global category heads and regional

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic sourcing within indirect procurement.
• Strong negotiation and commercial analytics capabilities.
• Experience in managing multiple workstreams and leading projects.
• Ability to develop and execute category plans with a strategic focus.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across teams and stakeholders.
• Marketing category experience and MCIPS or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for new contracts within the category.
• Develop and implement regional procurement strategies aligned with global category goals.
• Negotiate terms with suppliers and coordinate with legal for contract alignment.
• Perform supplier due diligence and financial checks as part of supplier selection.
• Present sourcing strategies and recommendations to relevant forums and leadership.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Supplier relationship management

Tools

Jaggaer

MS Excel

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to bepurpose-led,resilientandpositiveto succeed here because we expect pace andagility, we insist oncollaborationand demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

Why to join our team?

pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis – new flavours, new concepts, and new ways to share happiness!

Role Purpose:

As a Regional Procurement Buyer, you will lead and manage the procurement of Marketing for the UK&I region. Working with the Global Lead you will maintain and develop the supplier base, drive strategic relationships, and execute material group strategies. Reporting to the Procurement Head for the UK&I, you will play a critical role in ensuring supply continuity, cost optimisation, and sustainable sourcing.

Please note that this role is a months fixed term contract

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Building strong relationships with suppliers and owning your sourcing strategy to ensure a robust security of supply across all materials and services
• Understand pladis’ business category strategy and communicate it effectively across procurement.
• Share and implement the regional category strategies for Marketing, focusing on key strategic deliverables: cost out, cash flow, supply continuity, sustainability, and innovation.
• Build strong SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) in partnership with the global head across global and regional strategic suppliers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with regional teams (, manufacturing sites, supply chain, and R&D partners) to deliver regional projects for productivity and business continuity.
• Work closely with the global head of category to implement key strategic projects.
• Implementing all regional procurement-driven processes & tools within their team and category.
• Develop and implement category strategies for regional categories, focusing on key strategic deliverables: cost out, cash flow, supply continuity, sustainability, and innovation.
• Provide input into the category and supplier segmentation, and managing suppliers operating locally and not under the radar of the global category.

Operational Responsibilities:

• Gather all necessary requirements (specifications & scope of works, service levels, KPIs) from stakeholders.
• Lead the end-to-end sourcing process for new contracts within the category Finalise contracts with suppliers and ensure compliance to pladis T&Cs
• Negotiating contract terms, liaising with legal and the supplier to provide maximum value to the business
• Completing D&B checks to assess suppliers financial status
• Presenting sourcing strategies and recommendations to relevant forums
• Reporting on key deliverable areas, including Jaggaer updates for all projects in the category
• Manage any supplier performance issues, being the first point of contact for business stakeholders within the category

Qualifications and Experience:

• Proven experience of strategic sourcing within indirect procurement.
• Negotiation and commercial analytical skills Supplier/Customer relationship management experience or excellent inter-personnel skills with the ability to form strong working relationships
• Project management and leadership skills, including how to make a strong recommendation
• The ability to think strategically and set a year category plan.
• The ability to lead many workstreams and work in a team whilst managing key stakeholders
• Demonstrate experience of developing, leading, and delivering change implementation within an organisation
• Excellent communication and influencing skills within the team and across the business.
• Marketing category experience is desirable.
• MCIPS or equivalent certification is desirable.

Our winning traits and behaviours

• Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite.
• Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still.
• Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success.
• Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks.
• Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring

Join us on our exciting journey to create happiness with every bite!

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.