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Procurement Category Buyer

Ref: AS2651453

Biggleswade, England

£50,000

  • Permanent
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Supplier Management
  • Food And FMCG Procurement

About the candidate

An experienced procurement professional with over five years’ experience in sourcing, category support and supplier management across multi-site food manufacturing, FMCG and distribution environments. They bring a strong understanding of raw materials, ingredients and commodity movements, with the commercial awareness to make sound procurement decisions that support operational needs.

They are customer-focused, proactive and comfortable working with Supply Chain, New Product Development and wider operational teams. Seeking a permanent role and available to start in around two weeks, they would suit a business looking for a resilient buyer who can manage changing priorities while building strong supplier relationships.

What makes them great?

  • Delivers cost improvements: Achieved around 15% cost reduction through strategic supplier negotiations across a raw materials portfolio.
  • Improves supplier performance: Developed category strategies and supplier evaluation processes that strengthened quality, reliability and overall supplier metrics.
  • Supports operational efficiency: Helped reduce lead times by around 20% and contributed to an approximate 10% improvement in operational efficiency through cross-functional collaboration.

Areas of expertise

  • Strategic sourcing: Experienced in sourcing raw materials and ingredients, including grains, spices and wider product-line requirements.
  • Supplier management: Skilled in supplier evaluation, performance monitoring and relationship building to improve quality, reliability and service levels.
  • Market and data analysis: Confident analysing market trends, commodity movements and supplier performance to support informed procurement decisions.