Strategic MRO Procurement Lead – Cross-Site

Arla Foods; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 26 days + Bank Hol

Matched pension contributions up to 6%

Life assurance

Job summary

Arla Foods is seeking a Procurement Category Buyer MRO to lead sourcing across multiple UK sites. You will negotiate supplier agreements, improve data transparency, and drive value through governance and cross-site collaboration with Procurement, Maintenance, Finance and Operations.

Key focus is strengthening supplier governance, managing contracts, and delivering cross-site savings while enabling operational efficiency and long-term value creation.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience within Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, MRO, or indirect purchasing.
• Experience negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships.
• Strong analytical ability to translate data into recommendations and improvements.
• Solid understanding of procurement and P2P processes, systems and governance.
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and negotiate site-specific MRO service agreements with approved suppliers.
• Drive spend transparency through analysis, reporting and cross-site savings.
• Improve purchasing behavior by increasing contract and catalog usage.
• Ensure data quality and compliance across MRO purchasing activities.
• Support continuous improvement, procurement tool implementations and projects.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Data analysis

Procure-to-Pay

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Job description

Arla Foods is seeking a Procurement Category Buyer MRO to lead sourcing across multiple UK sites. You will negotiate supplier agreements, improve data transparency, and drive value through governance and cross-site collaboration with Procurement, Maintenance, Finance and Operations.

Key focus is strengthening supplier governance, managing contracts, and delivering cross-site savings while enabling operational efficiency and long-term value creation.