Head of Procurement

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 procurment 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.

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.

Competitive salary

- Company pension scheme that matches your contributions - Access to health and well-being support, such as healthcare, optical and dental discounts - Annual pay review - Profit related pay - Hot food restaurant - Free on-site parking - Colleague discounts on selected shopping, cinema, restaurants, travel and more - A refer-a-friend scheme (that gives you money for successfully recommending people to join us)