We have an excellent opportunity for a Head of Category – Fish to join our high performing Procurement team. This is an incredibly important category for us so you must have the personal attributes to challenge and influence both internal stakeholders and suppliers alike. This is a structured and fast-paced environment so you must be motivated to deliver against both deadlines and financial targets.

The role owns and executes the procurement strategy for the Segment ensuring business requirements are met through procuring goods and services in a sustainable and ethical way, whilst optimising costs, maintaining quality standards and mitigating supply chain risks. 

• Maximises end to end value creation by optimising the supplier base, leveraging our scale, harmonising specifications for goods/services and standardising payment and other contractual terms with suppliers
• Continuously strives to identify ways to unlock value, working collaboratively with suppliers to identify what both parties can do to sustainably reduce costs
• Uses market intelligence to forecast both price and market trends, leveraging this knowledge in negotiations with suppliers to deliver value
• Minimises the environmental impact of our supply chain by working with the Sustainability Team to define the sustainable and ethical sourcing action plan for the segment and taking ownership of its delivery
• Leads the process to identify and select appropriate and compliant suppliers for their segment
• Owns the management of supplier relationships, tailoring the approach by segment, subsegment or product as required
• Recruits, develops and leads a highly engaged, high performing team, focussed on excellent execution and ownership to deliver value

We need a proactive self-starter who can build strong, meaningful relationships with stakeholders across multiple functions and multiple geographies. A persuasive manner with the ability to both challenge and influence internal stakeholders and suppliers alike are crucial. The role requires the ability to work in a fast-paced, but structured, environment, together with a strong bias for action to deliver against both deadlines and financial targets. The curiosity and appetite to challenge the status-quo are essential to succeed.

• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification preferred
• Experience of working in multi-national, commercial organisations of scale is essential. FMCG and Food Manufacturing sector experience preferred
• Extensive experience in a procurement function within a matrix organisation
• Proven track record of delivering commercial value through excellent negotiation skills, strong supplier relationship management and commercial awareness
• Experience of working on multi-function, muti-geography and multi-category projects
• Excellent communication and analytical skills distilling detailed information down into key clear messages
• Previous experience of managing large teams in a multinational environment