Why Work With Us?

Are you an experienced data or financial analyst with a sharp attention to detail?

Do you have a passion for food and drink?

If you answered yes to both questions, a leading procurement business wants to hear from you?

Based in Milton Keynes, we have helped some of the UK’s biggest and most prestigious brands in the Food and hospitality industry to optimise and improve their procurement performance.  Due to our continued success and growth, we are now seeking an experienced Data Analyst to join the team.

The successful person will have a strong background in Data Management and providing Management Information and will have ideally had some experience in the Food and Beverage Industry or FMCG.  This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated Analyst who is looking for a new exciting challenge with plenty of headroom to develop their career.

The key purpose of the role is to manage and provide high quality analysis and reports in a timely manner for our clients and provide peer level support to the Purchasing Analysts.

Candidates we would love to hear from should have the following:

• Previous experience in an analytical role;
• Previous experience of coaching and developing others;
• A keen interest in food & beverages or previous experience of working in this industry;
• Enjoys variety and happy to work on many projects simultaneously;
• Able to work to tight deadlines but whilst maintaining accuracy;
• Have excellent attention to detail and a natural desire to question data when they do not look right
• Great telephone and face to face communication skills;
• Team player;
• Excellent level of IT competence including Microsoft Windows Software and in particular Excel;
• Able to work under pressure; and
• Keen to acquire new skills and develop existing ones.

So if you are looking to develop yourself a career in purchasing or analysis and have the ambition to progress and develop then we would like to hear from you.

Based in Milton Keynes, we have helped some of the UK’s biggest and most prestigious names and brands in the Food and Hospitality industry optimise and improve their procurement and supply chain performance.

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Buyer or Procurement Manager to head up the supplier relationships across all food and beverage categories, managing and negotiating market leading deals with our suppliers.  This opportunity is a permanent role and has headroom to develop further within the business.

What will the role require you to do?

• Accountability for supplier relationships, negotiating and delivering market leading commercial deals for our clients
• Take accountability for client projects, ensuring the scope, deliverables, project plan and risks are managed to ensure timely delivery of work;
• Work with the client stakeholders (typically up to C-level) to ensure agreed business and procurement requirements and objectives are met;
• Work closely with the operations team consisting of buyers and analysts to support the delivery of projects
• Ensure strong communication both internally and externally with the client and Suppliers
• Develop and coach members of the buying team

You will need to have the following essential experience and skills:

• Experience in procurement and category management roles within the food industry;
• Previous experience of excellent stakeholder management at a senior level up to CEO;
• Demonstrates a good understanding of complex supply chain models ideally within the foodservice industry;
• Experience of managing and leading projects and project teams through to completion;
• Excellent level of IT competence including Microsoft Windows Software such as Excel;
• High level of numeracy and an analytical approach;
• Strong financial and commercial acumen and attention to detail;
• Ability to influence;
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team;
• Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines;
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; and
• Strong negotiator and the ability to communicate at all levels.

So if you are looking for a new challenge or to develop your procurement career in a more exciting and strategic role, please contact us.

Based in Milton Keynes, we have helped some of the UK’s biggest and most prestigious brands in the Food industry to optimise and improve their procurement performance.

We are currently looking for an experienced Procurement expert with strong project and stakeholder management skills to lead a number of procurement and supply chain projects for our clients.   This opportunity is a permanent role and has headroom to develop further within the business.

What will the role require you to do?

• Take accountability for client projects, ensuring the scope, deliverables, project plan and risks are managed to ensure timely delivery of work;
• Work with the client stakeholders (typically up to C-level) to ensure agreed business (procurement) requirements and objectives are met;
• Lead the project team consisting of buyers and analysts to support the delivery of projects
•       Ensure strong communication both internally and externally with the client and Suppliers
• Develop and coach members of the buying team

You will need to have the following essential experience and skills:

• Experience in senior procurement and category management roles within the food industry;
• Previous experience of excellent stakeholder management at a senior level up to CEO;
• Demonstrates a good understanding of complex supply chain models ideally within the foodservice industry;
• Ability to articulate and present the complex in simple terms
• Experience of managing and leading projects and project teams through to completion;
• Excellent level of IT competence including Microsoft Windows Software such as Excel;
• High level of numeracy and an analytical approach;
• Strong financial and commercial acumen and attention to detail;
• Ability to influence;
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team;
• Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines;
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; and
• Strong negotiator and the ability to communicate at all levels.

So if you are looking for a new challenge or to develop your procurement career in a more exciting and strategic role, please contact us.

Are you the life and soul of the party and enjoy meeting new people?

Do you have purchasing/supply chain or sales experience?

Are you passionate about food?

If the answer is yes to the above, we are looking for you.

We are a specialist provider of procurement services to the Food & Beverage/Hospitality sector.  We have a fast growing and exciting new arm to our business providing SMEs with a procurement service that delivers improvement to their profitability.

We have a clear ambition to build and grow this part of our business at pace and have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated Business Development Manager to join our sales team to identify potential clients, manage the sales process and convert new leads into clients!

The successful candidate will have the ability to create new relationships and have proven experience of engaging and influencing C-Level stakeholders and decision makers. This is a key role in our business and is pivotal role in helping us grow this arm of the business.  It is a full-time role (40 hours per week Monday to Friday) with travel throughout the UK required.

What’s in it for you:

• A competitive base salary of £40,000 p.a.
• Commission-based bonus scheme – base plus commission OTE £60k+
• Flexible working from home or in the office although most of the time you’ll be meeting prospective clients
• 29 days holiday (including bank holidays) which increases with service
• Healthcare cashback plan
• A friendly working environment