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Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, Twining Ovo delivers.
We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.
Category Lead - Flavours and Ingredients role is responsible for development and execution of Twinings OVO food ingredient category strategies with key supply projects and identification of optimisation opportunities. The role will also draw on existing and new supplier networks to enhance our competitive advantage through innovation and analysis of existing business to deliver cost saving initiatives from the multi-milion category across Twinings Supply Chain (UK, Poland, India) and OVO businesses (Switzerland, Thailand, China)
Key Responsibilities
- Source new ingredients/technologies through existing and new suppliers
- Build strong relationships with suppliers.
- Drive through cost saving initiatives.
- Support and improve supplier performance through engagement and SRM.
- Grouping of ingredient types and creation of procurement strategies ensuring cost effectiveness, quality, ESG, BCP and innovation.
- Manage the budget process with periodic reporting.
- Conduct pricing negotiations using e-sourcing tools and arrange contract agreements.
- Work closely with R&D, advising on commercial viability and contributing to supplier selection and engagement.
- Work in collaboration with our food safety and quality teams.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- At least 5 years of experience in a procurement role in a FMCG business
- Degree level education, ideally within the food science
- Category management experience
- Negotiation and E-Sourcing skills
- Risk management experience
- Business parterning skills
Benefits
- Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- Flexible working options
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
- Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
- Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
- Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- SimplyHealth Cash plan
- Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
About Twinings
Twinings has become one of the world’s most loved tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We are passionate about tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.
More than 300 years later, the passion for tea is still here - and so are we! We still sell tea from Thomas's shop, and we still work hard to bring the most exciting new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.
How we feel about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
TwiningsOvo is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We seek to create a diverse, equitable & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, age or any other status protected by law and are committed to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace.
Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.
Please inform our Recruitment or HR Shared Services team if you need any assistance completing your application or to otherwise participate in the application process.
