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Procurement Category Manager, Market Drayton
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Location:
Market Drayton, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Yes
Job Reference:
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Job Views:
3
Posted:
16.03.2025
Expiry Date:
30.04.2025
Job Description:
Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year.
Müller UK & Ireland includes:
Müller Milk & Ingredients, which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
Müller Yogurt & Desserts, which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie, and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state-of-the-art yogurt facility.
Procurement Category Manager
Full-time / Permanent
Hybrid Working
We are recruiting for a Procurement Category Manager (Energy, Gas, Water Services, Chemicals, Co-Packing & Contract Manufacturing) to manage an area of spend of high complexity; creating robust spend category strategies and active business partnering with key stakeholders. This role can be based out of our Market Drayton, Telford, Droitwich or Manchester site.
Key Responsibilities:
* Create and implement category strategies for key spend areas aligned with the Business Units and Group Service functions.
* Ensure procurement policy, processes and spend compliance rules are in place.
* Support new product launches within the Business Units (involvement in strategic projects).
Stakeholder Management:
* Create and present recommendations to the business units.
* Present key insight/updates to the key stakeholders covering data analysis & market insight to ensure effective planning and decision making.
* Implement a supplier relationship strategy to achieve the agreed KPIs and to develop sustainable added value potential.
* Significant experience in Utilities procurement or other similarly heavily data-driven procurement categories. Experience in Foodstuffs, FMCG or similar operational procurement. Clear understanding of requirements to support business but also what drives costs, able to challenge specifications and operational methods in working with stakeholders to drive value for the business from a procurement perspective.
* A capable project manager in their own right, able to drive action from a project team and deliver sourcing events to a defined and sometimes challenging timescale.
* Carry out continuous improvement and efficiency reviews within the function and business units with defined action plans detailing accountabilities and timelines.
Key Skills and Experience:
* Minimum 5 years experience in Procurement.
* Specialist knowledge & experience in the defined categories of Energy, Gas, Water Services, Chemicals, Co-Packing & Contract Manufacturing is desirable.
* Ability to turn strategies and decisions into action.
* Strong communication skills at all levels within a business.
* Excellent data interpretation & analysis skills.
* Can participate in and lead project teams as required.
* Advanced Project Management skills would be desirable.
Benefits include:
* Up to 15% annual bonus.
* 4 x Life Assurance policy.
* £550 Car Allowance or Company Car.
* Partner Private Medical Insurance.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service).
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave.
* Enhanced Bereavement Leave.
* Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%).
* Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts.
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