Job Description
As a vital member of our purchasing team, you will play a key role in delivering a diverse range of categories, aligning with our contracted pricing strategy, ensuring optimal product availability while upholding the required quality standards. Your primary responsibility is to complete day-to-day purchasing activities promptly and in accordance with both business and client expectations. Working within the beverage sector on behalf of our brewing clients.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Develop and execute a strategic procurement plan, ensuring successful delivery.
2. Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned categories, guiding key stakeholders through tender processes.
3. Identify and proactively address supply and commercial risks during strategy implementation and tender execution.
4. Optimise project deliverables in alignment with quality, service, cost, and innovation objectives.
5. Negotiate key commercial data and supplier agreements for specific projects.
6. Lead strategic supplier negotiations to reduce costs.
7. Implement supplier rebates effectively.
8. Cultivate and nurture relationships with key vendors to improve pricing and service quality.
9. Record client cost savings and cost reduction using ERP systems and presenting to clients.
10. Provide regular category updates to clients.