Procurement Jobs

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged to recruit an experienced Demand & Supply Planner for a leading FMCG client. This role is fully remote role and comes with great benefits including Bonus, Good Pension, Healthcare and much more. The Role: * Manage demand forecasts based on trends, seasonality, and promotions * Lead collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment meetings * Achieve forecast accuracy, inventory, service level, and customer in-stock % targets. * Communicate material shortages and delays to appropriate customer contacts. * Manage inventory levels by SKU and DC * Manage schedules * Attend S&OP meetings Experience/Skills * Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, sum-ifs, conditional formatting, lookups). * Strong problem-solving skill. * Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to present ideas in an easy-to-understand engaging manner. * Able to work in a team environment. * Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems. * Degree/APICS (desirable) 48408JE3R1INDPRO

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Cambridgeshire based client to recruit for a Buyer.The role of the Buyer is to ensure that high level buying practices are adopted to achieve the highest possible standards. Responsibilities: * Negotiate regularly with key suppliers to achieve the best price and delivery. * Hold regular meetings with key suppliers within your Commodity Group to ensure that the suppliers are performing. * To evaluate all quotations, to ensure they meet the needs of our requirements and that the costs quoted are in line with our budgets. Skills/Experience: * Ability to communicate clearly with all internal stakeholders and suppliers and respond quickly to urgent requests. To be able to manage own workload independently. * A good commercial background. * To work safely and ethically Flexibility to travel within the UK as and when required. * Good understanding of all Microsoft Office packages. * A good level of attention to detail is essential Experience in working in a fast-moving Procurement department preferably with some engineering buying experience 48606DHINDPRO

Portfolio Procurement are recruiting for a Junior Buyer for a leading FMCG client based in Lancashire. This role comes with excellent benefits including Bonus, Life cover, Good Pension plus much more. This role would ideally suit someone looking to grow their career within procurement and will have 1-2 years experience in a similar buying role. The Role: * Negotiate cost and terms with suppliers. * Develop and maintain relationships with all internal stakeholders. * Collect and maintain data and information to support strategic supplier management * Monitor, evaluate, and improve supplier performance. * Analyse commodity performance and produce associated reports on a regular basis. Skills: * Good Excel skills * Excellent written & verbal communication * Ability to work at a fast pace * Strong numeracy skills 48615JEINDPRO

Portfolio Procurement are recruiting for a Junior Buyer for a leading FMCG client based in Lancashire. This role comes with excellent benefits including Bonus, Life cover, Good Pension plus much more. This role would ideally suit someone looking to grow their career within procurement and will have 1-2 years experience in a similar buying role. The Role: * Negotiate cost and terms with suppliers. * Develop and maintain relationships with all internal stakeholders. * Collect and maintain data and information to support strategic supplier management * Monitor, evaluate, and improve supplier performance. * Analyse commodity performance and produce associated reports on a regular basis. Skills: * Good Excel skills * Excellent written & verbal communication * Ability to work at a fast pace * Strong numeracy skills 48615JEINDPAYN

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by a Global FMCG business to recruit and experience Procurement Category Manager. The successful applicant will be managing the Marketing and Sales spend for a large region of their business. Our client offers fantastic benefits which include 20% Bonus, 15% Non-Contributary Pension, Hybrid working, Private Medical, Life Cover, Income Protection plus much, much more. Experience/Skills Required: * Indirect Procurement professional ideally with some Marketing/POS/Sales category experience. * Confident to negotiate strategic contracts * Worked within the FMCG industry * Strong Stakeholder manager with good influencing skill s * Manage the full tender process for multi-million dollar spends/projects * Knowledge of e-sourcing systems would be beneficial * Degree/MCIPS (Desirable) A full job description and benefits package will be made available to suitable applicants. This role will involve some International Travel. 48579JEINDPRO

Portfolio Procurement are recruiting for a Purchasing & Inventory lead for a leading FMCG Client based in Kent. This role is a 6-month fixed term contract with the potential to go permanent. Our client offers excellent benefits including 25 days holiday, Life Cover, Gym, Hybrid working plus much more. To be considered for this role you must be able to start work in the next 4 weeks. Skill & Experience: * Experience in FMCG/wholesale/distribution background * Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills. * Strong Inventory Management Experience * Strong knowledge of ERP systems * Experience supervising, coaching or mentoring other supply chain professionals advantageous * Developed negotiation skills and a proven ability to influence at all levels * Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly word and excel. INDPRO48550JE