Buyer / Graduate Opportunity Procurement - Oldham

Park Cakes is a c£250 million business which supplies cake and desserts to service the own brands of major retailers, there are three sites based in the North West at Heywood, Oldham and Bolton.

Our products include, high end celebration cake products, slab cakes and mainstream desserts, we mostly supply Marks & Spencer's although we also supply other major retailers.

This is a career opportunity for a Graduate/recent graduate to join our Procurement function to learn and grow into the role of a Buyer.

We spend over £100 million across more than 400 ingredients a year and £20 million on packaging so you'll have plenty of scope.

Example Job Role/ Accountabilities

Working in a small team you will be directly responsible to the Procurement Director, within 18 months to 2 years we would expect you to be responsible for your own portfolio of buying ingredients so you must be confident at analysing data and taking the lead in decision making.

We would also expect you to study for professional procurement qualifications (CIPS within 3 to 5 years).

Typically, in your first 12 months you will:

Learn about our business in order to understand how Procurement interacts and effects our business
Gain knowledge about the range of ingredients we buy and the factors that affect the quantities we buy and prices within the market
Research suppliers and track data to support other buyers and the Procurement Director
Learn and start to support buying negotiations
Analyse markets for ingredients/packaging pricing, pricing fluctuations and understand trends
Become familiar with key customers and have the opportunity to attend supplier meetings
Learn about our ethically based sourcing and assist in providing data
Support the Procurement Director with a number of projects

Ideal Candidate Attributes:

Candidates must have a positive presence and be confident at presenting. We are looking for an extrovert who wants a career focused on liaising with others, analysing data and decision making in pressurised situations. In addition, you ideally possess/demonstrate:

A business degree or equivalent and ideally 6 months plus work experience
Comfortable working with numerical information and pricing
A proactive, highly organised approach
Computer literate in Microsoft packages, particularly excel
Able to work individually or as part of a team with the ability to challenge and lead others
Exceptional communication, interpersonal and rapport building abilities
Able to meet deadlines
Flexible approach to work
A clean driving license
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK no sponsorship is available

Hours: Hours for these positions are typically 8.30am - 5pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 4pm on a Friday but flexibility across shifts is required. You'll need to work Monday to Friday on site, although you need to be flexible to travel to meet customers.

Package: £26k - £30k per annum depending on experience plus benefits including Contributory pension scheme, Retailer Discount Scheme, Sponsorship for CIPS qualifications

To Apply: Please press the 'apply' button, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Park Cake Bakeries within 28 days. Thank you for your interest in the role.

This may be of interest to people looking for roles in the following: Buyer, Buying Manager, Planning Manager, Purchasing Manager, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Production Planner, Stock Controller, Production, Manufacturing, Graduate, Entry Level, Intern, Food, Drinks Manufacturer, FMCG, Manchester, Bolton, Lancashire, Leeds Bradford Huddersfield Halifax, West Yorkshire

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