Shared Service Procurement Specialist - Telford, United Kingdom - Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller

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Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe.

In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.

Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year.


Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products.

It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.


Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers.

It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International.

It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.


We're recruiting for a Shared Service Centre Procurement Specialist based at our offices in Telford, Shropshire on a hybrid basis.

The Shared Service Centre (SSC) Procurement Specialist will focus on transaction processing for Procurement operations. The position will work closely with Functional Leads (e.g. Procurement Sourcing, Finance, Operations) and within the SSC Purchase To Pay Team.


Primary Responsibilities:


  • Operate procurement processes including:
- handling of Purchase Requisitions submitted by Business Users and provide first level support to those users
- carrying out quality check of Purchase Requisitions according to a checklist and process purchase orders for issue to suppliers
- obtaining commercial guidance from Procurement Category Buyers (if required)
- maintaining / monitoring of open purchase orders
- handling of supplier claims (jointly with Accounts Payable SSC team)
- escalating supplier quality issues to Procurement team
- supporting resolution of invoice mismatches (led by Accounts Payable SSC team)
- supporting spend analysis exercises
- supporting vendor sourcing processes and maintenance in collaboration with GPR

  • Tender management for selected high volume categories
- negotiate with prospective suppliers, evaluating tender responses
- maximise use of preferred suppliers with agreed contract rates

  • Analyze current state processes and systems, business requirements and future state processes and systems
  • Drive endtoend process compliance through standardization and improvement
  • Support the process solution development / design activities in team establishment
  • Seek out and recommend opportunities for process automation and assist with their successful testing / implementation

Requirements:


  • Desirable but not essential is a basic understanding of Procurement processes and experience in Procurementrelated operations (e.g., Purchase Order Processing)
  • Experience in SAP MM, SAP BW, SRM and SAP Ariba (desired but not essential)
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills

The Process:

You may be a recent Graduate with an interest in Procurement, or you may have some experience in Procurement already and wish to further your career, then we'd love to hear from you:


  • Contact Details:_
F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ

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