Overview
As Purchasing Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering purchasing workstreams and ensuring IPN has a sustainable supply of goods and services. You'll support commercial teams on inflation recovery, deliver purchasing insights, and negotiate supplier agreements that create competitive advantage.
Responsibilities
* Lead defined purchasing activities, ensuring sustainable supply at optimal cost.
* Support the business with inflation recovery, hedge strategies, and purchase price variance improvements.
* Negotiate and maintain supply agreements, rebates, and supplier contracts.
* Work closely with Supply Chain teams on inbound supply issues and nonconformance resolutions.
* Provide purchasing insights and timely decisions to support strategic updates.
* Manage and develop direct reports, setting objectives and supporting career progression.
Qualifications / Experience
* Degree calibre with strong knowledge of purchasing systems and processes.
* Proven negotiation skills and experience engaging global suppliers.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, able to influence at all levels.
* Background in food manufacturing or FMCG procurement desirable.
* Experience in procurement of Packaging and Indirects is strongly preferred.
* Team leadership or people management experience advantageous.
About IPN
At IPN, we're passionate about pet nutrition. We're an awardwinning, innovative FMCG manufacturer with a growing family of brands including Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butchers and Classic Cat. We’re proud to employ hundreds of colleagues across 3 different site locations in the UK - Thirsk, North Yorkshire; Crick, Northamptonshire; and Kinmel, Wales. Our heritage, values, and growth journey make us one of the UK's leading independent pet food businesses. Procurement is a critical part of how we ensure our brands deliver great value and quality to millions of pets and owners across the UK and beyond.
Your remit
Your remit will cover a broad spend portfolio (c. £10m - £75m) with the opportunity to manage and develop a small team.
Benefits
* Salary: Competitive
* Bonus: 15% annual company bonus scheme
* Hours: 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday
* Pension: Employee contributions 3% / Employer contributions 8% (salary sacrifice company pension scheme)
* Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced leave policies - maternity, paternity, pawternity, pawreavement
* Perks: Free parking, onsite electric charging, bring your dog to work, discounted products & free hot drinks
* Flexible benefits - cycle to work, workplace nurseries, dental insurance (via salary sacrifice or pay deductions)
* Heavily discounted pet food
* Free Netflix/Spotify subscription
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