Buyer Logistics

Job title:

Buyer Logistics

Company

Nomad Foods

Job description

Overview:We have an excellent opportunity available for you to grow your career and make a difference at Nomad Foods! Joining us as a Logistics Buyer, you’ll be supporting the procurement strategy for the Logistics team to maximise cost savings whilst maintaining standards. Responsibilities:The role supports the execution of the procurement strategy for logistics by 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.

• Identify, improve and manage all logistics suppliers at Nomad Foods, ensuring maximum value creation for all parties.
• Using market trends and forecasts to leverage negotiations with suppliers.
• Owning annual targets for cost saving, productivity improvements and reduction of COGs for the segment.
• Ensuring suppliers used are minimising environmental impact by working closely with the sustainability team
• Working closely with Logistics team to identify suppliers based on optimal performance, and at times challenging decisions to ensure the best result for Nomad Foods.

Qualifications:A strong buyer with experience of logistics or indirect categories. Striving to deliver on cost-saving targets whilst maintaining high standards of performance and supplier relationships. You’ll be commercially driven and have strong communication skills for both internal and external stakeholders.

• Indirect procurement experience is essential.
• A knowledge / understanding of logistics is desirable (3PL, 4PL etc).
• Experience within FMCG or Retail buying preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and proactive in communication.
• CIPS qualification beneficial.
• Proven record of delivering cost savings and improve commercial value.

Expected salary

Location

Woking, Surrey

Job date

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 04:11:46 GMT

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