Junior Buyer - Packaging
We drive our own success.
Competitive Salary
10% Bonus
Private Health Care
Spalding
Permanent
8.30 - 5pm
Monday to Friday
Why join us?
We're constantly evolving, progressing and diversifying. And we want our people to do so too. For everyone to feel empowered, engaged and enabled. To create opportunities to move forward, climb higher and push for more.
About the role.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Buyer to join our Procurement Team. The role is based in Spalding but offers a mix of hybrid working and travel to suppliers and Bakkavor sites.
In this busy and exciting role, you will influence both internal and external stakeholders throughout the sourcing process to successfully deliver agreed portfolio plans, ensuring group goals and business needs are met and risks are managed.
About you
Ideally some exposure of Procurement in food manufacturing, CIPs qualifications would be advantageous.
You will have good negotiation, communication, influencing, and relationship building skills along with excellent numerical skills.
S trong MS Office skills are a must.
This role would be ideal for an Assistant Buyer or a Procurement Assistant looking to kickstart their career to the next level.
What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy:
* Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
* Short Term Bonus Scheme
* 25 days holiday
* Staff Shop
* Stakeholder Pension Scheme
* MyBargains Discount Platform
* Personal Accident Insurance
* Free Independent Mortgage Advice
* Employee Assistance Programme
* A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
* Discounted tutoring for children
* Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
* Private Medical Insurance
* Free Carparking
Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.
Proud to be Bakkavor
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
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Bakkavor
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Category: Procurement
Location:
Spalding, GB, PE11 2BB
Date: 31 Mar 2025
Req ID: 24057
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