Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led , resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility , we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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Why join our team? This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Procurement professional and authentic business partner to join the team at our Chiswick Park head office in a highly visible strategic role with company-wide responsibilities! The role will challenge you to understand the pladis global strategy and the region's business goals and objectives and how this impacts procurement and builds into category strategies! As a leader in the Procurement organisation, you will act a role model of procurement best practice and deliver high quality strategic solutions to meet the needs of the organisation.
What will this role achieve? As Regional Buyer UKI & Europe, you will be focussed on delivering world class results and a competitive advantage to pladis. You will contribute to the development of the Regional category strategy, whilst leading the sourcing cycle and bringing in breakthrough ideas through outstanding approaches.
What will be your key deliverables? As part of the UKI & Europe team, reporting directly to the Head of Indirect Procurement, you will:
Deliver cost reduction projects across regional spends and drive value improvement initiatives throughout the category
Engage proactively with team members to understand current and future requirements and align on a unified approach
Build and execute regional category strategies to deliver cost reduction, supply continuity, innovation sustainability benefits
Provide information and impact assessments for Global Procurement teams to support Global procurement strategies and plans and execute them for the region
Act in accordance with and bring to life the One Procurement Community (OPC) to enable pladis Journey to Procurement Excellence (JPE)
Undertake broad procurement responsibilities across category strategy and supply chain.
What do you need for this role? Graduate qualification or confirmed procurement experience
Previous experience within Indirect Procurement
Excellent knowledge of sourcing practices and ability to lead end to end sourcing process
Excellent collaboration, communication and influencing skills with a confident demeanour
Positive demeanour and ability to make things happen to deliver outstanding results
Proficient project and organisational change capabilities
Strong analytical and quantitative skills
Experience in Professional Services, HR, Travel or IT categories
Experience with SAP
Our winning traits and behaviours Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
Collaborative - Willing to work collectively for mutual success
Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks
Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring
Diversity and inclusivity is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength. We're an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone's distinctive qualities and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
About UsAbout us p ladis was formed in 2016 and is the proud steward of more than 300 years of family baking and confectionery experience.
A global snacking company, pladis is based in the UK and is home to beloved brands including McVitie's and Ulker. We are also proud to distribute a carefully curated range of GODIVA chocolates exclusively for consumer-packaged goods channels around the world.
pladis also owns regional brands such as Jacob's, go ahead!, Carr's, Flipz, BN, Verkade and many more, delighting consumers with a wide range of snacking options including sweet and savoury biscuits, wafer, cake, chocolate, gum and candy.
Our Central Idea; 'We promise happiness to the world with every bite', extends beyond our products. For pladis it also means a genuine care and commitment to providing a happy and equal opportunity workplace for our people.
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