Procurement Manager
il y a 5 jours
Rochester
Overview To lead the Procurement function for Veetee by sourcing, negotiating, and contracting for ingredients, packaging, and services. Delivering competitive sourcing advantage via cost, service, quality, and/or innovation, and acting as a key stakeholder in NPD process, ensuring Veetee is at the forefront of innovation opportunities. Responsibilities: Strategic Sourcing / Vendor Management: Segment Materials, Packaging, and Indirect requirements into sourcing strategies, focusing on delivering competitive advantage: • Cost, • Service, • Quality, • Technology/1st to market, • Generation/Implementation and maintenance of Supplier Scorecards., • Regular evaluation (scorecards) and if required, onboard new suppliers to ensure competitive advantage is maintained, • Ensuring Supplier Base is aligned with business requirements:, • Dual/Single Source., • Don’t over-dilute vendors losing buying power., • VMI/Call off., • Generate supplier risk assessment., • Supplier relationship management: • Lead negotiations with suppliers’ supply contracts. • Contract Management: • Reviewing, interpreting and recommending changes to our contract terms with vendors and, where necessary, reviewing, amending (where necessary,) and or agreeing vendor contract terms. Category Management/ Reporting • Generation of Stock policies for purchased products., • Ownership/generation of monthly spend/sourcing presentation to CEO/Heads of departments – Offering guidance/insight into Headwinds/Tailwinds/risks and opportunities on all elements of sourcing., • Prepare reports/updates/presentations that the business may require., • Budget Generation / Cost Management., • Generate/Implement and evolve KPIs that accurately portray departments' performance. Stakeholder Collaboration & Initiatives • Regular attendance at various packaging/food expos – to ensure we are aware of new technologies/opportunities., • Develop ERP to automate reporting/track activity., • Active collaboration with cross-functional teams – including but not limited to NPD, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Technical, Operations to achieve common corporate objectives., • Working closely with technical teams to agree on specifications for raw materials and to maintain a specification library for raw materials. Required: • CIPS Qualification, • Strong negotiation and communication skills., • Analytical, strategic thinker., • Muti-tasker, organised and can manage multiple priorities., • Excellent IT skills, (MS Office suite)., • Sound knowledge of working in an ERP system., • Purchasing and supply chain processes and the enthusiasm to enhance knowledge., • Commercial astuteness, disciplined approach with attention to detail and excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills., • Good interpersonal skills and team worker., • Understand food production cycles/Shelf-Life considerations. Work Pattern Monday- Friday Hybrid working, after 6 month probation, 3-4 days in the office, 1 day WFH. 9am-5:30pm