Strategic Indirects Buyer: Sourcing & Savings

Pilgrim's Europe; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a Buyer - Indirects to own end-to-end Indirects spend, develop category strategies, and lead tendering and contract negotiations. You will drive savings and build a robust supplier base, collaborating across the business to align procurement objectives with a three-year roadmap.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering value through strong supplier management and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, sourcing and category management.
• Proven ability to deliver savings and manage supplier relationships.
• Strong commercial, analytical and negotiation skills.
• Experience working in cross-functional environments.
• Proactive, results-driven mindset with strong stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage Indirects spend categories end-to-end.
• Develop and execute category strategies and sourcing plans.
• Lead tenders, supplier negotiations and contract management.
• Deliver cost savings, synergies and value-adding initiatives.
• Analyse spend, benchmark suppliers and identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive supplier performance, risk management and continuity planning.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to deliver procurement objectives.
• Support global cross-functional and synergy programmes.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional

Cost savings

Spend analysis

Tools

SAP

eProcurement

Job description

Pilgrim's Europe is seeking a Buyer - Indirects to own end-to-end Indirects spend, develop category strategies, and lead tendering and contract negotiations. You will drive savings and build a robust supplier base, collaborating across the business to align procurement objectives with a three-year roadmap.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering value through strong supplier management and cost optimization.