Graduate Buyer - Ingredients

Quorn Foods are delighted to be recruiting for a Graduate Buyer to join our Procurement team based in Leeds!

What you'll be responsible for:

This is a graduate, entry-level role with the overall aim of developing your career as a Buyer with Quorn Foods.

You will support the ingredients procurement team, taking individual responsibility for a selected range of food ingredients to meet the businesses manufacturing requirements. Collaborating with external suppliers and internal stakeholders, you will help ensure we can offer the best products at the best possible prices, taking into account variables such as; cost, quality, safety, innovation and service.

If you can demonstrate a curious and proactive nature with a keen eye of commercials, we will provide dedicated on-the-job training and a development programme which encourages you to study and ultimately obtain membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).

The position will be based from our Leeds office circa 2-3 days per week along with the opportunity to work flexibly/remotely when required. Travel to other Quorn manufacturing sites and external suppliers will also be required.

Hold an Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject

- Demonstrable passion for developing a career within procurement and the FMCG industry

- Exhibit commercial awareness with interest in food ingredients

- Excellent data analysis skills, along with being highly numerate

- Present a curious and inquisitive nature along with excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Hold a full clean drivers license with ability to travel to external supplier and Quorn manufacturing sites

- A passion for healthy, sustainable products which are better for our consumers and the planet - you don't have to be a vegetarian to work for Quorn!

Quorn is a global company led by a clear purpose and ambition. By 2030, we will be a Net +positive business with 8 billion servings of our amazing Quorn & Cauldron products being consumed across the world.

At Quorn, we have a simple message, to create an inspiring range of irresistibly tasty meals which are not only great for you and your family, but for the planet and generations to come.

It is our collective differences that make Quorn special. Our heritage speaks to this, as pioneers of meat alternative products, we choose to embrace a different path which sets us apart.

We are committed to four core values which make us who we are. We are 'Stronger Together', we aim to 'Make Lives Better', we 'Think Big & Act With Courage' and we 'Strive To Be The Best'.

Quorn is committed to promoting diversity across our workforce. We are dedicated to attracting and developing talent, empowered through an inclusive culture.

Our backgrounds, experiences and ideas are all valued so we can foster an environment where our differences make us 'Stronger Together'.

A Competitive Salary
- 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year!)
- Generous Pension and Life Assurance Schemes
- Employee Assistance Programmes (we're a Gold Sponsor of GroceryAid along with our own internal Wellbeing Champions)
- Health & Wellbeing support with Digital GP services, free flu jabs, eye tests and discounted gym memberships
- Free Quorn products on-site to take home and share with your friends and family!