Group Buyer £45-50k + Bonus West Midlands

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in £40,000 - £50,000, Buyer, Manufacturing, Retail, West Midlands | 0 comments

 This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly dynamic and genuinely entrepreneurial food and drink business which is defying the UK High Street and achieving some astonishing increases in sales and most importantly profitability.  If you are seeking to join a corporate culture then this is NOT the opportunity for you.  We are seeking a truly commercial and numerically astute purchasing professional who will flourish when given their own autonomy and room to grow.   You may very well have a structured corporate background but more importantly for us you will have a burning desire to deliver cost savings and to negotiate improved and enhanced commercial terms.  This position will have responsibility for a Raw Materials spend in excess of £15million and 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 a distinct advantage.    You will need to be adaptable and able to react to change within a fast paced retailer focused environment.  We are not however looking for someone to take on the full burden of our supply chain we specifically want a commercial person who has a passion for executing contracts and ensuring best value. Food and drink experience would be advantageous as would knowledge of the UK food manufacturing supply chain.  Alternative you may have...

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Group Buyer £40k North East

Posted by on Sep 6, 2011 in £35,000 - £40,000, £40,000 - £50,000, All Sectors, Buyer, FMCG, Manufacturing, North East | 0 comments

 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 a distinct advantage.     You will also be a fully integrated member of the group supply chain team and as such you will need to be able to liaise with all departments across the company which will enable you to demonstrate your natural influencing skills as well as require a degree of diplomacy.  Planning and forecasting within a chilled food environment can be a complex and ever moving feast and as such you will be required to always pull in the same direction as the wider team and seek solutions to the inevitable challenges which will lay ahead.  As such it...

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

Posted by on Aug 2, 2011 in £25,000 - £30,000, £35,000 - £40,000, East Midlands, FMCG, Manufacturing, National Accounts | 0 comments

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, ideally you will already have gained experience within the UK Food & drinks industry or have support in the management of large national accounts. Alternatively you will already have gained sales or account management experience within another consumer orientated product and be seeking to move into the fast and dynamic environment which food represents. For further details please call Kieron Madden at WRS on M: 07787 40 88 44 or email your CV to...

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National Account Executive £30k

Posted by on Aug 2, 2011 in £25,000 - £30,000, East Midlands, FMCG, NAM, South | 0 comments

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 branded food manufacturer 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 into a major supplier within it’s categories. Supplying a diverse account base to include UK Grocery multiple and second tier grocery you will gain exposure to major national accounts and be given an insight into the supply of both branded and own label products. In addition to maintaining the existing customer account base 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, ideally you will already have gained experience within the UK Food & drinks industry or have support in the management of large national accounts. For further details please call Kieron Madden at WRS on M: 07787 40 88 44 or email your CV to...

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

Posted by on Aug 2, 2011 in £25,000 - £30,000, £35,000 - £40,000, East Midlands, Engineering, FMCG, Manufacturing | 0 comments

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 the plant. As an apprentice trained electrical engineer you will already have gained experience of supporting a high volume manufacturing operation and have a progressive and pro-active approach to engineering services. Working with highly automated plant equipment engineering as a function Is held in very high regard within the organisation. In addition to your apprenticeship and time served experience you will also hold C&G 16th Edition or ideally 17th Edition. On site the business runs a variety of PLCs to include; Siemens, Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi as such you will need to be able to demonstrate fault finding g and...

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