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Brand New Role - Buyer / Demand Planner (Food Manufacture)
£40,000 - £42,000 + Benefits
West Yorkshire / Around Huddersfield area
Great Company Culture

Manufacture / FMCG/ Food Manufacture/ Retail / Global experince preffered

Buying global ingredients / Dealing with Suppliers/ Forecasting Demand

Responsibilities:
• Overall responsibility for the purchasing and demand planning/forecasting of raw material grains to feed new manufacturing facility
• Purchasing from several global origins, managing contracts and volumes,
• Collaborating with supply chain, sales, finance and production to ensure seamless coordination of demand, production schedules, and stock availability
• Work with sales on new product opportunities, researching global supply base for new products, buying globally, setting up new supplier relationships
• Manage existing product contracts purchasing – price negotiation and volume requirements, working with sales, supply chain, finance and manufacturing
• Ensure alignment between customer forecasts, production capabilities and procurement needs
• Create reports and analysis
• Collaborate across teams to ensure a smooth new business processing operation
• Meet departmental and individual KPIs, driving continuous improvement

Requirements:
• Purchasing and negotiation experience – a relationship builder
• Proficient in statistics, forecasting, and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts
• Experienced in Microsoft Office and advanced Excel skills
• Sage experience
• Task and detailed orientated
• Excellent analytical skills
• Able to work comfortably in a fast paced, changing and challenging manufacturing environment
• A minimum of 3 year of experience in a demand planning/forecasting role ideally in fast paced manufacturing such as pharma, food or healthcare
• Minimum of a degree in business, supply chain, and any other relevant fields

For further details please contact Scott Ballantine at D R Newitt Recruitment