Buyer (Finished Goods)

CIPS

Liverpool

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Car Parking Pass

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Birthday day off

Flexible Holiday Option - buy 5 days

Pension (14.5% total)

Life Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Critical Illness Cover

Job summary

The Princes Group is seeking a Procurement Manager in the UK to lead category management, strategy, and supplier relations. You will drive sourcing plans, use SAP Ariba for savings, and ensure cost-effective supply across categories.

Travelling UK and overseas is required; experience with ERP analytics and SRM tools is preferred. The role offers ownership of spend and supplier performance in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

Essential experience in category management and strategic sourcing.
Strong understanding of spend in allocated areas.
Understanding of contract principles and clauses.

Responsibilities

Create and develop category and sourcing plans with business stakeholders.
Utilise SAP Ariba to conduct sourcing activities and document cost savings.
Drive supplier partnership strategy for long-term growth and supply continuity.
Obtain lowest total cost of ownership through negotiation and market intelligence.
Conduct regular reviews with stakeholders and report on cost-reduction initiatives.
Communicate market conditions clearly to internal and external teams.
Utilise ERP to drive analytics and reporting for category plans.

Skills

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier development

Value chain mapping

Spend analysis

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Degree level qualification, ideally business

Associate or student of CIPS

Tools

SAP analytics

SAP Ariba

Microsoft Office

Job description

The role of the Procurement Manager is to:

Dimensions

External contacts - Suppliers & Customers.
Internal contacts - Commercial/ Revenue Growth Management, Customer Strategy and Planning, Innovation, Sales, Finance, Corporate Relations, Operations, Planning, Technical.
Travel will be required in this role.

Principal Responsibilities

Create and develop category and sourcing plans in conjunction with business stakeholders.
Utilise the SAP Ariba business network to conduct and document sourcing activities and the delivery of cost savings.
Drive partnership strategy as appropriate to ensure long term collaborative business growth planning and ensuring continuity of supply.
Obtain the lowest possible total cost of ownership through negotiation, market intelligence and supplier knowledge.
Conduct regular reviews with key stakeholders and provide regular reporting on key initiatives including cost reduction projects.
Communicate market conditions in a timely fashion and in a way that is clear and concise for both internal and external understanding.
Utilise ERP system to drive analytics and provide appropriate reports for use within category plans and for sharing and analysis with appropriate teams.
Utilise appropriate tools to maximise value delivery (e-auctions, should cost modelling, TCO, value lever analysis)
Demonstrate commercial awareness and lead negotiations across all allocated areas of third party spend.
Develop a network of strong supplier relationships that create innovative opportunities to drive value.
Make use of SRM tools and performance measures to drive supplier effectiveness.
Maximise opportunities to mitigate risk across area of spend responsibility.
Manage all aspects of spend throughout the life cycle.
Operate as a subject matter expert across all allocated spend and act as a trusted partner to the business.
Excellent working knowledge of the key personnel at each major supplier, their processes, internal systems and moreover understand cost drivers.
Drive working capital reduction across the category.
Develop and maintain responsible suppliers ensuring they are maintained to a standard to meet Princes / Industry standards (e.g. BRC).
Ensure all suppliers comply with Princes ethical standards, are SEDEX registered (where appropriate) and may be audited.
Manage contracts professionally and accurately, while maintaining cost conditions and source lists.
Control currency requirements in line with group policy if required.
Professionally resolve problems both internally and externally in a fair and ethical manner while protecting the long-term interests of the team and company.
Support fully the efforts of other departments in achieving 100% stakeholder satisfaction.
Thorough understanding of procurement processes and frameworks

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Essential Previous Experience in a Category Management role EssentialExcellent working understanding of category management, strategic sourcing, supplier development and value chain mapping EssentialExcellent working knowledge of allocated areas of spend Essential Understanding of contract principles and clauses and be able to construct and interpret agreements Essential SAP analytics and reporting DesiredDegree level qualification, ideally business related DesiredStrong working knowledge of Microsoft Office EssentialAssociate or student of CIPS, or working to CIPS qualification DesiredWillingness to travel UK and overseas Essential

About the Princes Group

The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.