Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: - Enhanced pension scheme Private health scheme Employee discount scheme Experience annual pay reviews Profit related pay Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities The Opportunity This role will have primary responsibility for the procurement of packaging across the Samworth Brothers Group. Creating value beyond pure price reduction and leading engagement with suppliers across all deliverables. They will be setting the Category Strategy and leading a team of Category managers and buyers, and Subject Matter Experts. Key Responsibilities: Negotiate overall best terms; ensuring that the supply base and product meet the necessary business objectives [financial, technical, customer]. Have an extensive understanding of supply base costs with the ability to interrogate company financial data. Develop robust, long, medium and short term plans and provide the group with an accurate financial forecast to enable businesses to forecast effectively and to work closely with the business procurement manager to execute implementation plans. Responsible for the category leadership and delivery of >£80m annual aggregated category spend providing in-depth procurement insight and subject matter expertise, whilst maximizing leverage opportunities. Having a robust understanding of the total supply market. To have outstanding quality market intelligence gathering to enable group procurement to build a stronger position in negotiations, managing risks and making better informed sourcing decisions in key category areas. Ensure the supply base are proactive in their approach to total quality [service, product and processes] and have plans in place to ensure Samworth Brothers remain leaders within the market and maintain the highest reputation within the industry. The Ideal Candidate We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: - Previous experience in food packaging procurement Previous experience within a senior procurement role ideally in chilled own label food Operating in a Group role within a matrix structure Track record of financial delivery within a business Strong knowledge and understanding of food packaging materials, markets, cost drivers etc across board, corrugate & plastics. We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us About You About Us We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country. At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers. Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.