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Senior Category Buyer
Job summary
A machinery manufacturing business in the UK is seeking a Senior Category Buyer to lead procurement activities. This role requires over 5 years of experience in FMCG buying and a strong track record in commercial delivery. Candidates should have excellent negotiation skills and experience working with retailers. Competitive salary and some global travel required.
Qualifications
- 5+ years' experience in FMCG buying, category management, or procurement.
- Proven track record of commercial delivery.
- Experience working with retailers or technology-led products.
Responsibilities
- Lead procurement for one of the company's key categories.
- Deliver cost savings and improve margins.
- Manage supplier performance and mitigate risk.
Skills
Education
Senior Category Buyer
Location: Shipley
Salary: £50,000
Type: Permanent
Travel: Some global travel required
A forward-thinking machinery manufacturing business driving sustainability and innovation is looking to appoint a Senior Buyer to lead procurement activity for its latest programme.
This is a high-impact role blending traditional category buying with strategic sourcing, project delivery, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Lead procurement for one of the company's key categories
- Develop and deliver strategic sourcing and category plans
- Select, negotiate, and manage supplier contracts
- Support new product launches and retailer engagement
- Work closely with sales, product, marketing, and finance teams
- Ensure compliance with ethical sourcing, sustainability, and quality standards
- Deliver cost savings, margin improvement, and commercial value
- Analyse market trends and buying behaviours
- Manage supplier performance and mitigate risk
- Drive process improvement using procurement best practices
- Support internal budget planning and forecasting
- Use data to track KPIs and support business cases
- Present procurement performance and plans to senior stakeholders
- 5+ years' experience in FMCG buying, category management, or procurement
- Proven track record of commercial delivery
- Experience working with retailers or technology-led products
- Skilled in cross-functional project management
- Highly analytical with strong Excel and/or Power BI skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong commercial acumen and confident negotiator
- CIPS qualified (or working towards) or degree in supply chain, business, or economics
- Strategic thinker
- Commercially focused
- Sustainability-minded
- Resilient under pressure
- Highly collaborative
To apply, please contact Jamie Cottam at White Label Recruitment or submit your CV through this advert
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