Purchasing Manager - Packaging

Summary

Ever fancied testing your purchasing skills to the limit? This position will give that opportunity in a highly specialised function within a world leading food-manufacturing company.

Job Description

This business epitomises a successful brand – excellent products produced in a world class-manufacturing environment. This business produces a huge range of products - some you would associate with them and are synonymous with their name, and others you wouldn’t! This role is based at their flagship business and having visited their site, I can genuinely recommend the working environment. It also worth mentioning that if personal development is your cup of tea, they even have their own University!

The purpose of this role is to lead a team that drives implementation of the European Packaging Strategy to drive lowest cost, delivery on time, support for business activities and effective supplier relationship management. This is a line management role with a European remit and a budget of circa £170million. The key accountabilities of this role are:

Packaging Strategy

• Key contributor to the European Packaging buying strategy to maximise value from the supply base.
• Lead the supplier management of all packing suppliers across Europe.

Cost reduction

• Lead the commercial contribution on cost reduction for packaging.
• Lead the commercial requirements for supplier flexibility across the sites.

Leadership of Buying Operations community

• Lead and motivate site packaging buying managers to engage them in the Commercial strategy
• Lead the development of Packaging Buying Operations strategy
• Connect and Influence the team and business stakeholders to deliver efficient ways of working.

Activity Management

• Manage the Commercial contribution for packaging into all business processes.
• Represent packaging on key business meetings.

This position requires someone with a proven track record of purchasing (ideally packaging) and managing large budgets within a FMCG environment. You will need to be able to show evidence of successful continuous improvement and cost saving initiatives. Additionally, you will have the ability to lead, engage and develop a team. Finally, a degree is required, ideally within a business field.

This business wishes to make an appointment soon so please apply now if this Purchasing Manager position appeals.

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