Procurement Assistant - St Albans, United Kingdom - Burtons Biscuits
Description
Who are we ?
We are FBC, Fox's Burton's Companies-And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset.
We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 5,000 amazing employees across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.
The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.
7 billion
Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Cathedral City, Marmite, Jacobs, and LU branded products.
Our employees make our business special.
With strong family values, we believe FBC is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves.
We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.And don't forgetwork hard but play harder
What does your typical day look like?
Manage all administration for Procurement team, making sure the department is organised well. The role interacts with many other departments and external supply base.
Other key actions will be but not limited to:
- Responsible for accurate administration
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organisation skills
- Excellent excel skills
- Ability to put together presentations on
- Report contract usage and advise buyers
- SAP Skills essential to maintain appropriate records on internal business systems including SAP (contracts & PO management)
- Timely and accurate completion of purchasing administrative tasks
- Ad hoc projects as required
What are the key ingredients needed for the role?
- Confidence in dealing with challenging situations
- Tenacity
- Good understanding of SAP
- Strong excel analytical skills
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Proven Negotiation skills
- Analytical and numerate attention to detail
- Excellent organisation skills
- Competent working with SAP, Excel and Word
- Team player, proactive and results focused
- Hungry to become a Procurement Manager in time
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