Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Strategic Sourcing Buyer Location: Hybrid/London/Chertsey Foodbuy is a leading £2bn+ food procurement organisation, delivering best-in-class category expertise and sourcing solutions to a wide range of clients across the UK and Ireland. We combine scale, insight and supplier partnerships to drive value, innovation and sustainable supply chains. We''re looking for a Strategic Sourcing Buyer to join our growing Strategic Sourcing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded procurement professional to work on end-to-end sourcing projects, build category expertise, and contribute to delivering tangible value for clients. The Role As a Strategic Sourcing Buyer, you''ll play a key role in delivering competitive sourcing activity in line with the Foodbuy Procurement Framework. You''ll take spend to market, analyse supplier responses, and support the development of robust commercial recommendations. Working closely with Category, GPO, Account and Supply Chain teams, you''ll help ensure sourcing activity aligns with client needs, market dynamics and wider business priorities across cost, quality, service, sustainability and risk. Key Responsibilities Sourcing Delivery Deliver end-to-end sourcing projects across a range of categoriesRun compliant tender processes using eSourcing toolsAnalyse bids and build clear commercial comparisonsSupport delivery of savings, quality and service outcomes Stakeholder Engagement Partner with Category, GPO and Account teams to ..... full job details .....