Company description:
Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.
Job description:
Mller is ranked within the top 20 list in The Grocers Top 100 of Britains Biggest Brands and picked from shelves millions of times each year. Mller Milk & Ingredients aims to be Britains 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.
Mller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:
Competitive Salary / Bonus scheme / Health Care Cash Plan Package or Life Assurance /Contributory pension plan / Life Assurance /Employee Assistance Programme / Generous annual leave increasing with service / Flexible benefits programme / In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme providing an exclusive range of discounts across 800 retailers, utilities, holidays and cinema tickets.
We are looking to welcome a 2nd Line Procurement Specialist Advisor to our team based at Telford. You will be responsible for efficient, high-quality, on-time and demand-orientated execution of the Procure 2 Pay process, procurement master data management, support of the Source 2 Contract process and delivery of the defined savings targets for owned categories.
This role would suit a Graduate with an interest in pursing a career in Procurement, or someone with a finance/administration background wanting to make a career change.
Your challenge for the 2nd Line Procurement Specialist Advisor:
Review assigned 2nd Line transactions and where necessary, change or enrich purchase requisitions (PR); liaise with the requisitioner to resolve any issues.
Trigger 2nd Line purchase orders and related communication with internal / external interface partners (e.g. Supplier, Requisitioner, etc.) & act as initial point of contact.
Ensure that the existing framework agreements and conditions are reflected in the PR.
Act as Specialist and Multiplier to Requesters and Suppliers for the Process Requisitions to order (Order Management) and usage of Buying channels, GPR-IN Guidelines and IT Procurement applications and tools and their capabilities (especially SAP MM / Ariba).
For Group Shared Services (GSS) owned categories, conduct supplier negotiations, finalize and establish legal contracts with input of relevant support functions (e.g., legal, tax, etc.)
Act as Specialist to Requesters and Suppliers for the negotiation, finalization and establishing of supplier contracts for GSS owned Categories.
Act as initial point of contact for supplier queries during the tender process & review the supplier offers.
Act as Expert for preparing and planning sourcing events & provide expert category and supply Market knowledge for GSS owned Categories (Level 4).
Facilitate the escalation of delivery related issues (incl. delays /shortages) from Requisitioner and handle assigned invoice queries; escalate delayed supplier payments to Accounts Payable.
Provide 1st level; work with users raising the query to investigate and understand the issue; offer support and training as required.
Contribute to P2P continuous improvement by reviewing during execution of the P2P process to identify opportunities for improvement (obstacles, process efficiency, quality, content of procurement master data). Address findings to the line manager (Manager P2P 2nd Line Procure Advisor Country Support).
Key skills & experience for the 2nd Line Procurement Specialist Advisor:
Essential
In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Source to Pay End-to-End process.
Specialist knowledge in operational, tactical procurement as part of Source to Pay process and assigned material groups.
Excellent MS Office knowledge.
Desirable
Minimum of 3-years experience in operational and tactical procurement & implementation of category plans & assigned material groups as part of the S2P process.
In-depth knowledge in the usage of the following Procurement IT applications:-
SAP MM incl. XFT Plug-in / SAP Ariba Buying / Guided Buying / SAP Ariba SLP / SAP Ariba Sourcing / SAP Ariba Contracts / SAP MDG-S
Soft skills
Strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, & the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders.
Ability to deliver results and meet stakeholders expectations.
Excellent attention to detail & communication skills.
The Process
If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk
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