Procurement Manager (Indirects) in High Wycombe

Welcome to Hovis. We are the proud guardians of over 130 years of baking experience that make up our iconic and much-loved brand. We produce bread and bakery products created with Hovis goodness at the heart of each. We deliver around 1.3million loaves, every day of the week throughout the UK and Ireland, where we also make Mothers Pride and Ormo products.

We are 2,800 people working within 8 bakeries, 1 flour mill, and 2 regional distribution centres across the UK. Our success is a result of the hard work of our people; they are experts in their field whether it’s baking, manufacturing, logistics, engineering, or the many departments within the central functions team based in our head office in High Wycombe. We are a values-led business and expect our colleagues to live, breathe, and embed Quality, Accountability, and Trust into their ways of working.

The Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Procurement Manager to join the procurement team.

The role will focus on managing a range of Indirect spend categories (IT, HR, FM, Marketing, Engineering), delivering sustainable value to Hovis. This will role will have a core focus on supplier rationalisation, implementing group contracts to leverage scale and provide best value to our 8 bakeries.

You will also support and manage ongoing supplier performance, gathering market intelligence & insight to drive continuous improvement across the indirect categories.

Working with the Procurement and central support teams, some of the key accountabilities include;

• Development of dynamic, value-driven sourcing strategies that deliver targeted results and provide the business with the appropriate products, services and advice that it needs to execute its strategy.
• Understanding and analysing the supply market. Utilising a wide range of sourcing tools/ techniques to effectively analyse the suppliers they work with.
• Demonstrates general understanding of the wider supply marketplace.
• Creating business-based sourcing strategies. Works with colleagues to develop category sourcing strategies using key elements of the category management process.
• Effective planning & execution of negotiations and translation into robust contracts, driving supplier performance to deliver the business needs
• Negotiation, planning & execution. Uses appropriate methods to prepare for and carry out negotiations. Develops the knowledge of tools/ techniques so that they can lead more complex future negotiations.
• Effective delivery of strategic value through the focused management of complex, cross-functional change, projects and programmes

The ideal candidate will be one that is passionate not only about the work they do but the brand they work for, takes ownership of what they do, and is able to influence multiple stakeholders in the right way. They will also be able to focus individuals on specific tasks and behaviours, by bringing a positive, encouraging and consistent behaviour and are able to create a compelling story for the future as well as role model the Hovis Leadership Standards.

Ideal Experiences / Qualifications / Capabilities

• 5+ years of Procurement experience / Category Management in similar roles
• Experience leading indirect procurement categories
• Experience in contract negotiation/implementation
• Demonstrable negotiation experience
• Project management experience
• Good understanding of commercial contract law and building contracts alongside Legal

Desirable

• Experience of handling multiple categories & multiple sites
• FMCG/ Engineering/FM experience
• Experience in managing contingent labour heavy categories
• Currency / FX
• Degree or equivalent
• CIPS qualified

Why Work For Us And Our Benefits

At Hovis, we understand the importance of looking after our colleagues, so we provide a variety of benefits in addition to their salaries. The benefits we provide at Hovis are as varied as the people who receive them but they are offered with the intention of creating value to them personally over and above their salaries

• There is a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.
• Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
• We offer competitive annual leave entitlement and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
• We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
• We offer three levels of pensions

Hovis values diversity and is committed to promoting equal opportunities in the workplace. Every job applicant, employee or worker will be treated fairly and equally with dignity and respect regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, social class, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, union membership, political opinion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.