Ingredients Buyer

Sofina Foods Europe; Malton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sofina Foods Europe is seeking an Ingredients Buyer to support procurement across multiple ingredient categories in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. You will work closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure supply continuity, cost efficiency, and regulatory compliance across purchasing activities.

This role suits someone with FMCG or food manufacturing procurement experience who can balance supplier relationships, cost control, data analysis, and operational support

Qualifications

• Experience purchasing ingredients, raw materials, or related categories.
• Strong organisational skills with multiple suppliers and priorities.
• Good analytical and numerical capability with attention to detail.
• Confident communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using Excel and ERP or procurement systems.
• Understanding of supplier management and procurement processes.
• Proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing activity across a diverse ingredient portfolio.
• Support sourcing projects, RFQs, supplier benchmarking, and cost savings.
• Build day-to-day relationships with suppliers across categories.
• Monitor supplier performance against cost, quality, service, and compliance.
• Support supplier onboarding and resolve performance issues.
• Work cross-functionally with sites to align specs, pricing, and supplier usage.
• Maintain procurement, pricing, and supplier data in ERP systems.
• Support spend analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure ingredients meet specifications, certifications, and legal standards.
• Collaborate with Quality and Technical teams for compliance and audits.

Skills

Organised procurement professional

Multi-priority management

Strong communication

Analytical and numerical capability

Supplier relationship management

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Help shape a smarter, more efficient ingredient supply network across a fast-paced food manufacturing environment

The Role

Our new Ingredients Buyer will play a key role in supporting procurement activity across a broad range of ingredient categories within a multi-site manufacturing operation. Working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders, you’ll help ensure consistent supply, strong commercial performance, and compliance across all purchasing activity.

This role is ideal for someone with purchasing or procurement experience within FMCG or food manufacturing who enjoys balancing supplier relationships, cost management, data analysis, and operational support in a fast-moving environment.

This role can be based in either our Malton or Grimsby offices.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Managing purchasing activity across a diverse ingredient portfolio
• Supporting sourcing projects, RFQs, supplier benchmarking, and cost-saving initiatives
• Building strong day-to-day relationships with suppliers across multiple categories
• Monitoring supplier performance against cost, quality, service, and compliance measures
• Supporting supplier onboarding and resolving supplier performance issues where required
• Working cross-functionally with sites to align specifications, pricing, and supplier usage
• Maintaining accurate procurement, pricing, and supplier data within ERP systems
• Supporting spend analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensuring ingredients meet required specifications, certifications, and legal standards
• Collaborating with Quality and Technical teams to support compliance and audit readiness

The Ideal Candidate

You will be an organised and commercially aware procurement professional who can manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You Will Ideally Have

• Previous experience purchasing ingredients, raw materials, or related categories
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple suppliers and priorities simultaneously
• Good analytical and numerical capability with strong attention to detail
• Confident communication and relationship-building skills
• Experience using Excel and ERP or procurement systems
• An understanding of supplier management and procurement processes
• A proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset

Why Sofina Foods?

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative procurement team within a large and fast-paced food manufacturing business where you can gain exposure across multiple ingredient categories and sites.

You’ll have the chance to build supplier relationships, contribute to cost and efficiency improvements, and develop your procurement career within a business that values continuous improvement, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration.

Company Information

Sofina Foods isn't just a food company - It’s a place to build your future.

With a team of over 13,000 people across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, we're passionate about delivering quality meats and seafood products to consumers around the world.

Join a company where innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction drive everything we do. At Sofina, you’ll grow your skills, make a real impact, and work with responsibly sourced products from more than 50 protein sources across five continents.

Our vision is bold: to be the most successful food company in the world. If you’re looking for a rewarding career in the food industry, there’s a place for you at Sofina Foods.

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Location

Malton, North Yorkshire

Hours of Work

Full-time

Company

Sofina Foods

Country Code

GB