Procurement Manager

We're looking for a highly experienced Procurement Manager to work for our client, the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. You would play a key role at the company’s Thames Refinery in East London, managing assigned category initiatives in an effort to maximize value by reducing overall costs and improving the quality of goods and services purchased.

You would be responsible for helping drive strategic sourcing and working with subject matter experts for assigned categories within packaging, ingredients, and/or process chemicals, identifying new sources of supply that can be leveraged and optimized by the business. As an experienced team leader you would also be tasked with the day to day management of the Procurement Team for your category, overseeing training and development while establishing a Procurement culture that has a sense of urgency to support customer service and commercial performance at its core.

Basic salary up to £70,000 with benefits including company contributed pension scheme, annual bonus, car allowance, private medical insurance, employee assistance programme, plus a merit-based pay structure through which recognises your personal contribution and encourages your development and advancement.

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The Role
As Procurement Manager you would play a lead role in the management of Purchasing activities for your category and for the development of core processes, standard operating procedures and category management strategies. You will ensure that timely, cost-effective and robust contracts are sourced, negotiated, awarded and maintained with key suppliers and partners, maintaining optimal levels of support and cost benefits to internal customers.

You will provide your team with expert guidance and advice, with responsibilities to include…
- Managing team members at Procurement Specialist, Buyer and/or Senior Buyer level
- Overseeing all training and development requirements
- Mentoring direct reports on educational and job opportunities which will enhance their career development
- Set challenging and productive goals for your team and hold them accountable

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The Candidate
The ideal candidate for the Procurement Manager role will have a background in a global manufacturing environment, ideally Food and Beverage, with significant packaging material and supply chain/purchasing experience preferred. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to think long- term with keen business awareness, critical analysis and integration of information, and the ability to develop and implement action- oriented plans.

Key skills will also include…
- Strong analytical and numeracy skills, combined with advanced Excel and IT skills.
- Significant experience in contract negotiations, pricing analysis and markets forecasting
- Budgeting and Purchase Price Variance reporting
- Excellent leadership and strategic thinking skills, experience mentoring junior purchasing colleagues essential

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The Company
The world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products.

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Interested? If you think you're right for this Procurement Manager role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews. Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.