Group Buyer £40k North East

 Working for one part of a much larger and expanding, successful chilled food manufacturer this position represents a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Buyer as the business has a number of sites across the UK each operating within distinct food and food and drink categories and as such there is certainly huge potential to grow and develop your career within the business if you have the desire to do so.  You will now be seeking to develop your career into a Group Buying position with responsibility across a broad spectrum to include; Raw Materials, Packaging and Utilities This position would suit a Buyer who has already gained experience of purchasing to include full commercial negotiations and the terms and conditions of engaging suppliers.  Previous experience of reviewing existing suppliers and be able to clearly demonstrate and support with tangible and quantifiable examples how and to what extent you have reduced the COP within your current business whilst also enhancing the supply chain and maintaining strong supplier relationships.   In addition to examples of cost reductions it is crucial that you can demonstrate an effective knowledge and understanding of the modern procurement tools and techniques required to ensure that you always aim for and achieve the best total cost of ownership and not simply lowest price.  Whilst formal CIPS qualifications are not a prerequisite for this position clearly it would be...

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National Account Executive Foodservice £30k + fe Car + Bonus + Excellent Pension Northampton

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your FMCG career within National Accounts. If you are seeking to become a NAM then this position will serve you with the ideal experience and customer exposure. Working for an expanding food manufacturer and ingredients producer which has benefited from significant capital investment and brand / range extensions you will be joining the business at an exciting time in it’s development. They are a major supplier within their sector supplying; grocery retailers, food manufacturers, foodservice distributors and end users. You will be working fro the fastest growing division that is the foodservice channel. Supplying a diverse account base to include both distributors and end users such as the pub groups and QSR market. You will gain exposure to major national accounts and be given an insight into the manufacturing and supply chain processes. In addition to assisting in maintaining the existing national accounts and achieving targets you will also be actively looking for new business opportunities. Be that to extend the number of SKUs supplied to a particular account or to open completely new customer accounts. You will be given unparalleled support and coaching whilst also being empowered with the autonomy to act independently. Ideally a graduate or of graduate calibre you will be seeking to develop your F.M.C.G. career within Account Management. Previous experience within a customer orientated environment is essential,...

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Electrical Engineer Day Shift £29k + o/t Northamptonshire

We are seeking to recruit an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support the day shift within a truly fast paced and high volume manufacturing environment. As part of a much larger international plc you will be working for the UK division which itself has 30+ manufacturing sites and is a market leading supplier to major FMCG blue chip businesses. The business is dedicated to delivering innovative, cost effective solutions to meet the changing needs of individual customers. Having a strongly customer driven approach has enabled the business to develop long term relationships with some of the UK’s leading brand owners and manufacturers. As a days based Electrical Maintenance Engineer you will operate on a rotating or turn about shift to provide seven day site cover. This is a fantastic shift pattern which provides a week off shift every third shift. This can work exceedingly well for those with young families, or outside interests or indeed those wishing to spend time away from home. There is also ample opportunity to bolster you already strong basic salary with the prospect of over time. This over time is currently available due to both high levels of customer demand perhaps more significantly though is the project work created by a £multi million Cap Ex on site. This CapEx will greatly assist in further reducing unit costs and secure a prosperous long term future for...

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