Purchasing Manager - Capital Equipment

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the GNFR Purchasing team at Greggs as a Purchasing Manager - Capital Equipment based at Greggs House, Newcastle upon Tyne.

The team comprises 14 Purchasing Managers and Buyers and this role within the Capital Procurement team reports to the Senior Purchasing Manager Capital Equipment. Greggs has a very ambitious Business Plan which will see us double our turnover over the next 5 years. As a vertically integrated business, where most manufacturing and distribution is done in house, the corresponding Supply Chain investment plan is equally ambitious to increase our internal manufacturing and logistics capacity while continuing to support our BAU capital projects.

The GNFR Procurement team are responsible for the sourcing of £180 million of goods and services for our, circa, 2400 shops, Head Office, and Manufacturing & Logistics facilities. The responsibility of the team stretches from Capital to Utilities, Shopfitting, Waste, Uniforms, IT hardware and software, Marketing spend and many more categories in-between.

This is a great opportunity for someone to contribute to the future growth plans of a fast moving, successful company and be part of a great team. The successful candidate will need to be an expert negotiator, with strong interpersonal, communication and supplier management skills. They will also need to be used to working as part of a cross functional team, with a large amount of autonomy in manging their workload and multiple projects and priorities.

It is expected that the successful candidate will have strong Industrial Equipment procurement experience, ideally in the food manufacturing and or warehouse automation industry, however we would be interested to speak to people with similar experience in the FMCG or automotive sectors.

We can offer you:

• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day

• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary

• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year

• Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants

• Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme

• You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages

• Defined contribution management pension scheme

• Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year’s salary

• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products

• 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

• Cycle to Work scheme

• 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

• The successful candidate will need to be able to build effective relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring that the needs of the business are met, along with forward planning the required procurement activity to meet tight project deadlines. They will be required to give procurement support to internal project teams responsible for delivering multiple capital projects which will include production equipment, automated storage equipment, and construction works. As part of the Team there will also be a requirement to manage supplier issues and work cross functionally to resolve.  

• Key Responsibilities:

• Developing the strategy for the areas of responsibility to ensure certainty of supply, mitigation of risks, best quality, and value.
• Negotiating Commercial and Contractual terms for equipment suppliers
• Driving value for money ensuring that key research, monitoring, and evaluation is completed to ensure value is maintained
• Managing and resolving day to day issues with suppliers in a timely and effective manner
• Delivering Procurement Support for Key Strategic Capital Projects.
• Support and contribute to our Responsible Sourcing processes and goals ensuring we work within the ISO20400 framework
• Reviewing processes and standards to maintain customer focus and ensuring best practice is achieved
• Developing and fostering good relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

• Have a track record of forming and strengthening trusted relationships with business stakeholders

• Have excellent written & verbal communication skills and the ability to present ideas and opportunities (including using known presentational tools)

• Can demonstrate excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail

• Have strong negotiation experience
• Can evidence delivering multimillion £ capital projects
• Ability to research key cost drivers and ensure that procurement of items is undertaken accordingly

• Have the proven ability to work cross functionally and collaboratively

• Have experience of influencing cross functionally and to Director Level

• Can demonstrate a proven ability to provide excellence in customer service

• Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales

• Have advanced IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams

• Experience of MF1 and JCT forms of contract would be beneficial but not essential

• Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative

• 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

• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

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.