Job Location: Alfreton
Alfreton, Derbyshire
About the Role:
Join our dynamic team and play a key role in shaping the procurement strategy for the Thorntons & Eat Natural brands!
You'll collaborate with raw material and packaging buyers to drive maximum value, ensuring the right quality, at the right place, at the right time, and at the right cost. Work cross-functionally with both internal teams and external partners to optimise profitability in a fast-paced, complex environment.
Help create products that delight customers, while ensuring smooth connections between our business and supply chain. Ready to make an impact? Come be part of something exciting!
Main Responsibilities:
In this role, you'll support the development and execution of strategic sourcing for raw materials and packaging, ensuring alignment with both group and local sourcing strategies. You'll assist in budget creation, financial forecasting, and cost reduction initiatives, providing accurate and timely updates on procurement costs. Additionally, you'll help manage supplier performance, focusing on quality, timeliness, cost, and service, while collaborating with internal stakeholders to communicate performance issues and track rejections and material concessions.
You'll take full responsibility for ensuring compliance with purchasing policies, DLA, and CSR standards, leading internal audits and resolving non-confor...