Senior Buyer - Ingredients

FMCG - Food

Liverpool

Permanent ⁄ £45000 - £50000

Updated May 11, 2012

The Senior Buyer - Ingredients will be a pivotal role for the development of the site (Liverpool) purchasing strategy taking control of raw materials. In addition to site requirements, the successful candidate will also manage a European Amino acid portfolio.
The position will also have two direct reports to manage (local packaging and services, administration).
The principle function of the role will be to deliver within the follow areas:

• Develop and maintain sourcing with group objectives for the Liverpool site.

• Analyse the current supply base with the view to introducing effective management and benchmarking tools on both a local and global level.

• Ensure procurement is at the forefront of all NPD, advising on commerciality of product makeup, stability of the potential supply chain, and lead time issues.

• Manage team members and drive improvements in the respective scopes.

• Succession plan to create a talent pipeline in the team through mentoring.

• Create strong relationships with all stakeholders (primarily R&D, Operations, and Finance).

• Develop a savings pipeline showing both areas of aggressive cost down, and more strategic process / product innovation related projects.

Who we're looking for
The ideal candidate will be MCIPS qualified (or working towards), with a proven track record within FMCG based procurement. The successful individual will be able to demonstrate the capability to balancing the pressures of supporting a production facility, through to delivering innovative working practices to developing a complex European category.

It will be a distinct advantage to demonstrate achievement in both raw material (ingredients) and packaging based portfolios. The focus of the organisation is to develop talent within the organisation therefore a supervisory or line management capability will be required. A formal project management background could also add significant value on the NPD side.

About our client
As a recognised leader in specialised nutrition, Nutricia part of the Danone Group of companies has a mission to lead the use of Advanced Medical Nutrition in disease management. Its position as market leader and its continued successes are down to talented, professional and dedicated people who share its values, which include Humanism, Openness, Proximity and Enthusiasm.

Groupe Danone is one of the fastest-growing food companies in the world with a present in over 120 countries on five continents. Its mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible. In 2010 Danone had more than 160 production plants and around 100,000 employees, generating sales of €17 billion, of which half were in emerging markets. The group holds top positions in healthy food through four businesses: it ranks no. 1 worldwide in Fresh Dairy Products, no. 2 in Bottled Water and Baby Nutrition, and is Europe's no. 1 Medical Nutrition company.

What's on offer
c £50,000 + package.

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on 0161 833 5086. Job Ref: 13209631
Your application will be sent to Jonathan Weller.

Apply for this job

First name:

Surname:

Email address:

Your CV:

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents.
Please note, any salary/salary range and benefits described in this advertisement, are indicative only. The actual salary offered to the successful candidate may vary and will be dependent on skills and experience.

Please click here to see our Standard Conditions for Recruitment Services.

By submitting your CV you are agreeing to our Terms and Conditions and consenting to Michael Page International processing your personal details in relation to potential job vacancies. Your details will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy. Michael Page International terms and conditions apply.

Please click here to view our Complaints Procedure.