Purpose: 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: - Develop and execute a strategic procurement plan, ensuring successful delivery. - Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned categories, guiding key stakeholders through tender processes. - Identify and proactively address supply and commercial risks during strategy implementation and tender execution. - Optimise project deliverables in alignment with quality, service, cost, and innovation objectives. - Negotiate key commercial data and supplier agreements for specific projects. - Lead strategic supplier negotiations to reduce costs. - Implement supplier rebates effectively. - Cultivate and nurture relationships with key vendors to improve pricing and service quality. - Record client cost savings and cost reduction using ERP systems and presenting to clients. - Provide regular category updates to clients. - Identify and implement supplier development opportunities that add value and support contract delivery. ...