Title: Category Buyer

Müller UK & Ireland; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Category Buyer to manage complex areas of spend. This role involves creating strategies, leading negotiations, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical and negotiation skills, experience in procurement or category management, and excellent stakeholder engagement abilities. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Private medical healthcare

Contributory pension plan

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave

Flexible benefits programme

Rewards Benefits Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement or category management, preferably in FMCG.
• Ability to lead tenders and negotiations.
• Strong quality and supply standards maintenance skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to maintain supply and quality standards.
• Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas.
• Manage supplier relationships and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Proactive mindset

Tools

SAP

Job description

We're looking for a Category Buyer to join our Procurement to manage an area of spend of high complexity; creating robust spend category strategies; active business partnering with key stakeholders and ensure relevant contract compliance.

What you'll do:

• Partner with stakeholders to maintain supply and quality standards.
• Support the creation and implement of category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group service functions in close alignment with Group Category Lead.
• Lead tenders and negotiations to secure best commercial outcomes.
• Manage supplier relationships, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records, contracts, and purchase orders in SAP. Observe and analyse procurement markets to identify opportunities.
• Execute tenders and create negotiation plans to challenge the supply base.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and spend rules.
• Identify and deliver value creation initiatives using market intelligence.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills with a proactive mindset.
• Experience in procurement or category management (FMCG preferred).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

We're Müller UK & Ireland, a family-run dairy business and we're experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we're super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day. To do this, our business has been split into these key areas. Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI), Müller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD), and Müller Milk & Ingredients Distribution (MMID). MMI is all about producing milk, cream, butter, milk drinks, and dairy ingredients from 1,300 British. MYD is the team behind favourites like Müller Corner, Müller Light, Müller Rice, and more - putting smiles on faces with every spoonful. And MMID? They're the logistics legends, delivering over 1 billion litres of milk every year to more than 5,500 locations across the UK, making sure everything flows smoothly from farm to fridge. Together, we're growing fast, powered by passionate people who care about quality, sustainability, and making every day delicious. Why Müller? Milk flows through everything at Müller - from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers. As the UK's most popular dairy brand, we're always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, making sure we're helping to create a more sustainable dairy future. We're growing to keep up with the millions of people reaching for our branded and private label products on shelves everywhere. Join a culture full of pace that's bold and entrepreneurial, with opportunities that are yours for the taking - and even enjoy every benefit and bonus to sweeten the deal.

What you’ll receive:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Private medical healthcare
• Contributory pension plan
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual leave increasing with service.
• Flexible benefits programme
• In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme, giving you a range of discounts across 800 retailers online and in store.