Vacancy Information

We have an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Manager - Retail Equipment to join our Procurement team at Greggs House, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Reporting to the Senior Purchasing Manager for Capital Equipment, you’ll line manage and develop a small team while leading purchasing activity for key equipment used across our shop estate.

In this role, you’ll work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to source and manage retail equipment that supports new shop openings, maintenance replacement programmes, trials and wider business projects. You’ll help make sure the right equipment is available at the right quality, cost and lead time.

We’re looking for someone with purchasing experience in a multi-site business, ideally within retail, food-to-go, food manufacturing or a similar operational environment. You’ll be a strong negotiator and confident people manager, with excellent communication, supplier management and stakeholder engagement skills.

We can offer you:

Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary
Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%
Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
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
25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year
Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate
Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness
Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family
Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support
Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
Career progression and learning and development opportunities
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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

About the role

This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
The base location for this role is Greggs House, Quorum Business Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BU

What you'll do

The successful candidate will need to effectively communicate with both suppliers and internal stakeholders, ensuring that the appropriate quality and quantity of goods and services are available, when and where required, and to the agreed functional specification.

Key Responsibilities:

Own and lead the Retail Equipment Procurement category, supporting business priorities across the shop estate and leading end-to-end source-to-contract activity including sourcing approach, commercial evaluation, negotiation, approvals, contract award and ongoing supplier management
Lead, manage and develop a team of three, comprising two Buyers and one Purchasing Analyst, providing clear direction, coaching and support to deliver category priorities and wider business objectives
Take responsibility for sourcing goods and services that support retail equipment requirements across the new shop opening programme of circa 300+ projects per annum, as well as wider business projects, equipment trials and maintenance replacement activity
Extract and analyse SAP, spend and supplier data to identify opportunities to drive value, manage costs, consolidate supplier spend and support informed decision-making
Identify cost-saving initiatives and opportunities that contribute to the achievement of Procurement purchasing targets
Review processes, equipment standards and supplier performance to maintain customer focus, improve ways of working and identify opportunities for best practice and continuous improvement
Add value across the wider business by identifying and introducing new equipment innovations and cost engineering ideas that improve efficiency, performance and whole-life cost
Represent Procurement on cross-functional working groups, providing commercial insight and purchasing expertise to support wider business initiatives, improvements and successful delivery
Support wider Procurement and Capital Equipment projects as required, bringing retail equipment knowledge, supplier insight and commercial challenge to help deliver positive outcomes for the business

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

Demonstrate strong people management skills, with the ability to lead, motivate, coach and develop a high-performing team
Have experience of negotiating better pricing, tender processes or driving value from supplier interactions
Have experience of dealing with multiple tasks simultaneously
Have experience of reporting from SAP, or other ERP or finance systems, and utilising Excel, BI and AI to analyse data
Are highly numerate and literate with strong analytical skills
Are a self-starter who can plan and organise their time effectively
Have a track record of delivering value and continuous improvement
Are assertive and tenacious and able to demonstrate a capability to manage internal and external contacts with diplomacy and ensure stakeholder engagement
Are team orientated with a passion for achieving both personal and collaborative objectives
Have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 suite, and ideally SAP and Ariba
Can be flexible with your working hours and have a can-do attitude
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 us so special is our culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs.

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