Company description:
At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'? worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years.
Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.
Job description:
As the UKs No. 1 Bakery Brand we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.
The Recipe Last year Warburtons achieved £1bn value sales (this is how much consumers spent on our products at retailers).
Health and Safety
Year on year we spend over £1.5m in Safety Improvement and Risk reduction activities. Health and Safety culture improvement is our number one priority.
Community
We donated 1.9 million products to good causes in 2024
A Great Place to Work
We are officially a Great Place to Work
We are looking for a Fixed Term Contract Senior Procurement Analyst (15 months) tosupport the Procurement team with the implementation of the SAP Ariba project which includes, the provision of delivering the new S2P process, analysis of Supplier and timely project reporting, focussed on the principles of efficiency and service, and building credible relationships with stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities and Measures To collaborate closely with suppliers to resolve intricate issues, overseeing requirement gathering, designing, analysing, and mapping processes to deliver suitable and compliant solutions aligned with organisational, regulatory, and legal policies.
To be responsible for supporting the ongoing management of Project KPIs including: Generation of complex process reports.
Share data and insight to support continuous improvement throughout the project.
To be responsible for generating and managing tenders using the E-Sourcing system under the supervision of the Buyers.
To be responsible for building and updating RFI / RFP templates within the sourcing system in line with business requirements.
To be responsible for providing 100% accuracy of data to 70% of the supplier data by Ariba project close out.
Essential Ingredients Good knowledge of SAP-S4 HANA (desirable), understanding of S2P & E-sourcing Processes.
Advanced Excel skills and strong IT skills
In depth knowledge of SAP Ariba & previous experience (desirable) of implementing SAP Ariba
Strong analytical skills, having the capacity to interpret, understand and act upon data through numeric, commercial and verbal reasoning, and with the capacity to solve problems and make decisions across multiple data sets.
Excellent planning and organisation skills, with an organised and disciplined approach, being able to work simultaneously on recurring tasks and ad hoc requests
Excellent communication skills: influential, persuasive and articulate in both written and verbal methods; communicate to stakeholders in relation to change within the operation
Excellent relationship builder- establishing credibility with both internal and external contacts at all levels.
Able to operate independently, away from direct line management, and be able to manage own workload and priorities to ensure all tasks and commitments are met.
Extra Dough At last and by no means least, you will want to know what your breads worth:
A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you so you have the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
Private medical insurance and life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
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