Working Environment
Are you an experienced Food Buyer passionate about procurement, and looking to make a difference in a fast-paced environment?
If you excel at sourcing products and services that add value while reducing risk, join us and be a key player in driving continuous improvement and cost optimisation through effective category and supplier management.
What you'll be doing...
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out category management, including market analysis, strategy creation, and implementation.
- Lead tendering and benchmarking in line with category strategies.
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to secure the best possible deals.
- Ensure suppliers adhere to Elior's systems and processes, managing contracts that cover products, pricing, SLAs, KPIs, and legal requirements.
- Proactively manage supplier relationships through regular reviews focused on KPIs, innovation, sustainability, and cost management.
- Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to implement supplier and product/service changes.
- Support international procurement initiatives, safety and wellbeing efforts, and provide essential market outlook reports.
- Monitor supplier performance, reporting on cost savings, inflation impact, and the success of negotiated deals.
What Success Looks Like:
- Strong category knowledge and effective cost-saving strategies.
- Proactive supplier management with consistent performance reviews.
- Clear and timely communication of business-impacting changes.
- Effective management of contracts, ensuring they remain current and compliant.
- Ability to identify and mitigate risks whilst delivering value to the business.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
What can you bring?
The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Food Buyer include:
- 2-3 years of experience in a buyer role.
- Strong negotiation, contract management, and project management skills.
- Commercial acumen with excellent analytical abilities.
- Proficiency in IT, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Degree and/or CIPS qualification preferred.
- Process-driven with a keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering top-quality results
If you're passionate about procurement, driven to achieve continuous improvement, and ready to join a supportive team that values best practices, we'd love to hear from you!
Our way of saying thank you...
At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.
We offer a salary of £40,000 plus a 15% KPI performance-related bonus
FREE On-Site Lunches: Enjoy complimentary lunches, saving you time & money while ensuring you stay nourished & energised throughout the day.
Support Your Way of Life:
- Flexible Working: We offer full-time & part-time roles, with varying shift patterns across the business. Allowing colleagues the flexibility to balance their personal & professional commitments
- Hybrid Working Model: Collaborate & innovate in the office three days a week while enjoying focused work-from-home days
- Holiday Allowance: Relax & recharge with 31 days of holiday (including bank holidays)
- Additional Holiday Purchase Option: Customise your time off by purchasing extra holidays
- Family Leave: Prioritise family commitments with flexible leave options
- Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two additional paid days for charity work
Big Enough for Growth, Small Enough to Connect:
- Opportunities for career progression while developing a close-knit community
Supporting You Through Life's Ups & Downs:
- Access mental health support & comprehensive wellbeing benefits
Keeping Finances & Wellbeing in Mind:
- Life assurance, workplace pension schemes, discounts, cashback, entertainment, leisure discounts, & a cycle to work scheme
Why it's great to work for us...
Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK's leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:
- Workplaces & Office Space
- Sporting Venues & Stadiums
- Attraction & Heritage Sites
- Public Sector & Defence
- Health, Care & Hospitals
- Schools, Colleges & Universities
Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we're committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
That's why 85% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!
Elior Celebrates Equality
Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!
Every colleague has a distinctive set of values, skills, and aspirations. To ensure that we attract, develop, and retain best people from the widest possible talent pool we're committed to providing an inclusive environment where our colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.