Buyer - Fish

Buyer - Fish
Competitive salary, potential 25% bonus and excellent benefits package

Headquartered in the UK, with revenues of €2.9 billion and operations in 22 key markets, Nomad Foods is Europe's leading frozen food company. We are a young company, founded only eight years ago, and built around a number of iconic brands (including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo and more recently Ledo and Frikom) that invented the frozen category 100 years ago and continue to set the bar for great taste, nutrition, convenience and affordability.

Across everything we do, we are guided by our Purpose - Serving the World with Better Food - and how we can make a positive impact on our Performance, People and the Planet.

About the position

Our Central Procurement Team are responsible for all direct and indirect sourcing across Nomad Foods. The Team strive to work with the very best suppliers in a way that’s responsible and an example of integrity, while ensuring the very best quality and service from our suppliers to ensure Nomad Foods can be best in class.

The Buyer’s responsibility is to source from both European and Global markets for both current products and New Product Development (NPD) for their category to ensure constant supply to our 14 manufacturing sites.

As the Buyer Fish, you will develop and lead long term sourcing strategy across direct raw materials fish species as well as sourcing from co-manufactured finished goods. You will also partner & engage with functional leads across R&D, Quality, Factory sites & Marketing to design and implement sourcing strategies, innovation and renovation for the fish category.

Key to being successful in this role will involve:

• Understand the key cost drivers, industry trends and standard methodologies to design/implement the sourcing strategies
• Develop and maintain long term pricing mechanisms and long relationship strategies for fish species to drive sustainable competitive advantage
• Securing the direct supply, assuring high quality standards, on-time deliveries, bench costs and ensure food safety regulations & CSR requirements
• Accountability for your category spend including; supply, cost, service, quality & cash
• Identify, monitor and actively manage any potential risks or challenges
• Ensure all category costs are appropriately negotiated and all contracts are in place / managed & administered in accordance with Procurement Policies and critical metrics
• You will lead supplier performance and contract compliance - providing regular financial, service and quality forecasts to the Senior Buyer Fish
• You will work closely with Group & Local partners to ensure deep understanding of functional needs, develop strategies to enable breakthrough ideas capturing from suppliers and ensure their implementation improve value for the Business, reduce Total Cost of Ownership and optimise cash flow.
• You will be responsible for the development, execution and follow up of Risk Management of your category which is aimed reduce the supply risk, currency exposure and deliver the CSR goals

About you

Our ideal candidate will have some experience working in an FMCG / food manufacturing procurement environment, a good understanding of purchasing contracts, cost modelling, developing sourcing strategies, excellent relationship building & negotiation skills.

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification or would be highly advantageous.

What we offer you

• An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
• The potential of a fast track career across different areas of Nomad Foods
• A culture where your ideas are making a difference
• A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure

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