Procurement Administrator

The Compleat Food Group

Procurement Administrator

Salary Not Specified

The Compleat Food Group, Meadows, City of Nottingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 days ago, 15 Sep | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: bf2bf402a9d349b0b174c253657672ae

Full Job Description

Are you looking to kickstart your career in Procurement? We have a new opportunity for a Procurement Administrator to join our
brilliant Procurement team!, The purpose of this role is to support the procurement manager in the development of sourcing materials and suppliers on agreed
categories, improving company profitability and working capital.

Your Duties Will Include:

  • Support the sourcing implementation and introduction of new suppliers, either in packaging or ingredients teams.

  • Meet specification and business needs of allocated categories through quality, innovation, service, cost and supply needs.

  • Support with risk assessments of the supply base and suggest mitigation actions to be put in place.

  • Help deploy and implement best practice Procurement processes and techniques learnt

  • Seek commercial/competitive advantage throughout the company through the negotiation of best value.

  • Identify new raw materials required to meet external customer needs driven by NPD briefs.

  • Ensure materials sourced are from an approved supplier, costed correctly and meet internal and external requirements.

  • Encourage innovation and food values from supplier meetings or presentations

  • Ensure new suppliers agree to our T&Cs and all paperwork is completed., We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides

  • a better working life. That's why we're committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do.
    Recruitment Agencies We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any
    speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.

  • Looking to start or continue career within procurement

  • Experience in delivering or supporting projects to completion.

  • Basic understanding and knowledge of contract law and processes.

  • Understand the importance of strategic sourcing and category management (desirable)

  • Understand how to manage supplier relationship management (desirable)


  • Previous experience of working in a food manufacturing environment (desirable)

  • Qualification such as CIPS (desirable).


  • Key Skills:

  • Negotiation skills - to be able to start to identify and exploit commercial opportunities.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

  • Analytical and reporting skills

  • Confident decision maker

    The Compleat Food Group are a new food group on a mission to create great quality, tasty and affordable food, that people love to

  • eat. We fondly refer to it as 'Food to Feel Good' because we believe in savouring every bite whilst making a positive impact.

    Our team of over 5,500 remarkable individuals forms the core of all that we undertake. At The Compleat Food Group we don't just
    make food. We make food to feel good, taste good and do good for everyone.

    Our genuine passion drives the creation of products for UK consumers, prominent retailers, and our thrilling market-leading brands

  • Hybrid working

  • Company Pension

  • 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year

  • Online and High-street retailer discount scheme

  • Employee well-being and community support groups

  • Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform

  • Charity Initiatives and Team events

  • 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)

  • Physical Wellbeing Benefits - Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.

  • Online Wellbeing benefits

  • Free Financial wellbeing - mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools

  • Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount


  • The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported and
    valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive.