Location: Colmore Row Head Office, Birmingham
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
About Us
Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that’s eager to launch their procurement career. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland’s pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose.
About the Role
As a Category Buyer, you’ll be part of a team focused on procurement categories in IT, HR, and Factory Services. Your typical day-to-day will include meeting with suppliers, working on tenders and RFIs, implementing supplier agreements, and contract negotiations.
Key Responsibilities
1. Assist Manager/Head of Procurement in preparing RFI, RFQ, and ITT documents
2. Source new suppliers and materials
3. Negotiate with suppliers
4. Be accountable for achieving agreed targets and objectives
About You
As a Category Buyer, you will have previous procurement experience and a University degree or equivalent qualification that demonstrates your ability to work with complex numeric and verbal data that will be used for contract negotiations.
Key Skills
1. Proficiency in Excel
2. Strong written and communication skills
3. Developing knowledge of negotiation, contract law, manufacturing, value engineering, forecasting, competitor analysis, market structure and analysis, project management
4. MCIPS / equivalent, or working towards, demonstrating a commitment to continuous professional development and learning
5. Ideally have working knowledge of SAP
The role is based at our Head Office in Birmingham, with an expectation to be on-site 2-3 days per week.
Why Join Us?
As one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasize promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.
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