Purchasing Analyst

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Goods Not For Resale Procurement team at Greggs. 

The GNFR Procurement team are responsible for the sourcing of £180 million of goods and services for our, circa, 2600 shops, 13 Manufacturing & Logistics  sites and Head Office. 

The responsibility of the team stretches from Capital to Utilities, Shopfitting, Waste, Uniforms, IT hardware and software, marketing spend and lots more. 

We can offer you:

• Competitive pay
• 21 days (4.2 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and 1 additional floating day
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Paid breaks
• Free hot drinks while on a shift break
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

What you'll do

As Purchasing Analyst you’ll:

• Communicate with both internal customers & suppliers.
• Co-ordinate Shop Fit suppliers across all category areas including Equipment, IT & Utilities including the expediting of orders and issue resolution.
• Control stock including ordering stock, inventory control, stock adjustments and data analysis.
• Give great customer service – order confirmation, order enquiries and warehouse management.
• Carry out forward ordering and forecasting for shop fit demand.
• Maintain Supplier relationships and remain central point for all issues relating to shop fit non-conformance.
• Assist with day-to-day Procurement administration and provide support to Purchasing Managers through working closely with both internal colleagues and Suppliers.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of Purchase Orders and resolution of Invoice queries.
• Assist the team with cross department initiatives such as contract maintenance, article creation and the listing of new products that we inventory manage
• Support any other ad-hoc/ operational duties as and when required.

About you

You will fit right into this role if you can demonstrate:

• You are a strong team player, able to build good working relationships at all levels

• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail

• Experience of, and the ability to multi-task and work with multiple priorities calmly and at pace, and using your own initiative

• Strong skills in planning, prioritising, and organising

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• IT skills including Microsoft 365; SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams. SAP experience preferable but not essential

• Strong numerical and analytical skills

• Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good
  

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.