Procurement Manager Bristol, England
Job description
As Loungers Procurement Manager you will be responsible for managing categories of spend to ensure security of supply, competitive terms, safe and legal compliance of suppliers and products, supplier capacity to meet business growth, and sustainable and responsible sourcing. Working within the Commercial team you will also be managing supplier performance and relationships to ensure high levels of service to distribution partners whilst proactively supporting the food and drink menu plans through development of existing suppliers’ capability, engagement of new suppliers, supporting NPD, trials and launches.
Responsibilities of the role:
- To establish a strategic procurement plan for all categories of food and drink spend, ensuring there is an appropriate plan to support the Loungers business growth, provide security of supply, supplier risk and contingency planning. To regularly refresh each category procurement plan.
- To determine the appropriate approach to market for each category (such as tendering, negotiation stages, consolidation opportunities and such like) and the contracting strategy (framework, length, terms and conditions and such like).
- To negotiate all contracts for supply of nominated and wholesale products from all food and drink suppliers, and to ensure contract documentation is completed and signed.
- To maintain relationships with all suppliers, ensuring regular business reviews are in place.
- To be proactive in supporting the brand food teams with product and menu development, including developing existing suppliers’ capability to meet our needs, establishing new suppliers, ingredient sourcing, challenge suppliers on new ingredient commercials, supporting pricing analysis for menus, and ensuring supplier readiness for trials and launches.
- To support the Technical Manager in managing supplier approval and product quality and standards. This will include factory visits, 1st production attendance and attending quality control meetings.
- To develop a sustainable procurement agenda with our suppliers to contribute to the Loungers sustainability plan.
- To support the Supply Chain Manager in identifying opportunities to improve service and reduce cost of inbound logistics from suppliers to our distribution partners sites.
Skills & Experience required:
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Commercially astute with a focus on delivering value for the business.
- Strong communication skills to listen and understand, respond and influence and ability to engage with a range of audiences.
- Ability to work as part of a team, including cross functionally with our brand food and ops teams.
- Problem solving to consider a range of options, analyse the merits of each and identify preferable solutions.
- Resilience with the ability to overcome challenges and succeed.
- Analytical ability to understand large amounts of data, identify key issues and trends and develop fact-based solutions.
- Ability to thrive on fast paced projects, quick decision making and a sense of urgency.
- Influencing skills with gravitas and credibility to engage the key stakeholders across the business and commit their support and delivery.
- Ideally experience of procurement management in a multi-site business with third party suppliers. Multi-category procurement experience desirable.
What’s in it for you?
In return for everything you can bring to us, we can offer you a great opportunity in a very high performing, fast-growing and dynamic business.
As well as a competitive salary and bonus potential you will become eligible to join our share-save-scheme, will receive food & drink perks including a generous staff discount and enjoy a culture that welcomes individuality, drive and ambition.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £55,000.00-£65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Profit sharing
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Loyalty bonus
Reference ID: PMBC
