Buyer (direct procurement)
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Job Location:
Kingston upon Hull - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Cargills size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food ingredients agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials from eggs to edible oils salt to skincare feed to alternative fuel. Our 160000 colleagues operating in 70 countries make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargills food and bioindustrialbusiness where manufacturers retailers and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Buyer will be responsible for the end-to-end management and execution of sourcing activities within CBI UK & EMEA with a primary focus on Packaging and Oleochemicals. This role will primarily support factories located in Hull (UK) Gouda (NL) and Tampere (FI).
In this position you will manage complex procurement processes within CBI and contribute to cross-business regional and global category strategies. You will also influence stakeholders within the job area by clearly explaining facts policies and practices. Additionally you will build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers and internal stakeholders ensuring alignment with overall category and sourcing objectives.
Key Accountabilities
- Builds and applies a comprehensive understanding of regional spend stakeholder landscape and the procurement landscape.
- Executes medium and highly complex regional sourcing decisions and events.
- Drives the implementation of regional sourcing decisions and provide support with the implementation of global sourcing decisions.
- Ensures business continuity by proactively mitigating supply and supplier risks.
- Demonstrates a medium/high level understanding of Source-to-Contract processes includingbut not limited tosourcing execution contract management excellence procurement market / spend data analysis negotiations procurement tools/systems and Supplier Relationship/Partnership Management.
- Provide inputs to the global category team for category strategy development and execution (where needed).
- Manages ongoing regional supplier and stakeholder relationships for the long term to deliver value across various areas whilst complying with regulatory requirements (e.g. innovation sustainability).
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of two years procurement experience.
- Practice knowledge of MS Office (Excel Power Point).
- Fluent English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Source to Contract activities.
- Relevant market experience.
- SAP Ariba practice knowledge.
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Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
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About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
