Business Procurement Buyer

About The Role

The opportunity to be a Business Procurement Buyer at Samworth Brothers.

This role involves driving business engagement, leading procurement initiatives, managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and providing market intelligence.

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support procurement initiatives, ensuring alignment with business strategies and acting as the first point of escalation for procurement matters within the bakery.
• Manage supplier relationships, conduct tenders and negotiations, and oversee contract and price management to deliver value and mitigate risk.
• Develop and implement category strategies, including profit improvement plans and risk management initiatives, while ensuring compliance with group contracts and processes.
• Provide the business with up-to-date market intelligence, champion responsible and ethical sourcing, and ensure robust contingency plans for supply continuity.
• Coach and motivate team members, fostering individual development and driving a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in procurement.

Ideal Candidate

• Minimum of 2 years experience working within a procurement function
• Experience of project management including working with stakeholders at various levels.
• Experience of working in a fast paced role with competing priorities and clear methodology for keeping on track
• Strong data analytics skills with the ability to manipulate and provide insight from large and varied volumes of data
• Computer literate particularly with Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

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