Senior Buyer

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Senior Buyer Ingredients and Raw Materials Procurement

Location: Berkshire

Salary: £45-50,000 + benefits + career opportunities + CPD (CIPS)

A highly respected and commercially ambitious UK food manufacturing business is seeking an exceptional Senior Buyer to take ownership of a significant portfolio of raw material and ingredient categories, and to play a hands-on role in shaping how procurement operates as the function grows.

This isnt a role where youll be handed a rulebook and be asked to turn the handle. The processes, tools and ways of working are evolving so, youll have genuine influence over how the function operates, not just what you buy.

The Opportunity

Reporting into the Purchasing Manager, you'll take ownership of a portfolio of raw material and ingredient categories (with some exposure to packaging), managing supplier relationships, cost, and continuity of supply while identifying opportunities to add value beyond price. You'll work closely with technical, NPD, planning, finance and commercial teams to make sure procurement decisions support the wider business.

This is a genuinely broad role. xwwtmva Unlike larger FMCG businesses where category ownership is narrow, here you'll get exposure across the full purchasing life cycle; strategy, negotiation, supplier development, risk, and data, which makes it a strong fit for someone who wants breadth and the chance to build something rather than maintain an existing machine.

What Youll Be Doing

• Own and develop category strategies for allocated raw material and ingredient spend, identifying risks and value opportunities
• Lead negotiations with UK and international suppliers, balancing cost, quality and service
• Manage supplier performance and hold suppliers to account through structured reviews
• Interpret and work with detailed, sometimes messy or incomplete procurement and market data to inform decisions
• Monitor commodity and ingredient markets, forecasting price movement and market risk
• Support due diligence on supplier provenance, ethical
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