Category Buying Manager, Impulse and Beverages

Focus Management Consultants; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Category Buying Manager to join their innovative procurement team. This role involves overseeing significant spend areas in the soft drinks and impulse categories, driving growth strategies for key clients. As a strategic thinker, you'll develop supplier relationships and ensure a safe supply chain. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a collaborative spirit, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values innovation and offers a flexible working arrangement, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in category procurement or national account management.
• Ability to manage complex supplier and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with key suppliers for efficient operations.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure quality and service.

Skills

Category procurement experience

National Account Management

Retail buying experience

Supplier management

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Team collaboration

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving

Job description

Category Buying Manager, Impulse and Beverages

Category Buying Manager, Impulse and Beverages

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Category Buying Manager, Impulse and Beverages

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Attractive salary + Bonus + Benefits

Category Buying Manager opportunity to join a fast-paced, procurement organisation renowned for their innovative procurement solutions.

Exciting opportunity alert! Join a leading procurement business specialising in innovative services for the foodservice and hospitality industries. As a Category Buying Manager, you’ll oversee a significant spend area in either the soft drinks or impulse categories – shaping the strategies and driving growth for key clients in these dynamic sectors.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop relationships with key suppliers that promote efficient ways of working with an innovative and strategic approach
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure continuity of goods and services meet the quality, service, and price required
• Full awareness of market trends identifying opportunities to develop ranges and excite our customers.
• Ensure a safe supply chain for employees, clients, and consumers
• Retention activities related to categories, suppliers, and products within assigned portfolios

You will need the following:

• Strong Category procurement or National Account Management experience within the Impulse or soft beverage sector
• Retail buying experience
• Experience of complex supplier, distributor and client management
• Strong decision maker, with good commercial acumen who is comfortable working under pressure
• Solid analytical skills, with an ability to manage and interpret data to make effective decisions
• A collaborative team player that brings people together to deliver results
• Strategic thinker who can demonstrate impact and influence across an organisation
• A “Can Do” attitude to resolve issues and take learnings to drive ongoing Continuous Improvement

The role offers a couple of days a week working from home, but candidates should live within a reasonable commute of the office in Central London.

To apply please send your details through to me Hannah today.

REF. HLJ50502

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Dairy Product Manufacturing, and Beverage Manufacturing

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