📣  A bit about the role.  

Location: This role can be located near one of our main office locations but would require 50 - 75% travel based on business needs between our Operational facility, Suppliers and European facilities / partners.

Job Overview:

Butternut Box is looking for a dynamic and experienced Procurement Director to lead our procurement and sourcing strategies across the expanding  Butternut group. We are at a point of significant European growth and need to springboard into our next level of growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management background across food capital and indirect areas and a proven track record of optimising procurement processes to drive cost savings and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to ensure the availability of high-quality ingredients and materials for Butternut Box products.
• Build plans for readiness of European and International growth, building a sustainable Procurement function for the future. 

Cost Management:

• Analyse market trends, ensure meaningful cost analysis and implement cost-effective procurement strategies to respond to the market dynamics. 
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising product quality.

Supplier Relationship Management:

• Identify potential suppliers, negotiate contracts, and cultivate strong relationships.
• Monitor and drive supplier performance, address issues, and drive continuous improvement in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Risk Management:

• Identify potential risks in the supply chain and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Stay informed about market dynamics, regulatory changes, and other factors impacting procurement activities.

Team Leadership:

• Lead and mentor a high-performing, multi-disciplined and cross-functional procurement team.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment.

👋  A bit about you. 

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field. Demonstrated years and output of experience in procurement or supply chain management, focusing on strategic sourcing.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record of achieving cost savings and process improvements.
• Extensive experience in both food and indirect Procurement is preferred.

🐶 A bit about us. 

At Butternut, we put the food back into dog food. We believe dogs deserve to eat the healthiest, most natural and tastiest food with none of the nasties. That’s why we make freshly prepared dog food. Cooked like you would at home. Delivered in perfect portions.

As a B-Corp certified company, you can be sure you are joining a sustainable company that care about our people, product and our impact on the environment.

Our goal is to help dogs live healthier, happier and longer lives whilst leaving humans smiling after every interaction. We’ve come a long way since our co-founders (Kev & Dave) hand-delivered the first Butternut Box, we now feed a lot of dogs across the UK - but we want to feed dogs everywhere. And to do this, we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition to come and work with us.

 🙌 A bit about what we offer.

• 257.5 hours holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) + 8 hours extra for each year of service (up to 5 years)
• £500 personal learning & development budget 
• Butternut Box employee discount 
• Enhanced parental leave
• Flexible working hours and work from home options 
• Pension with NEST
• Private Medical Insurance with Vitality
• Pre - pay day pizza, fruit, coffee and parking (free!)
• Lots of office dogs (Cleo, Paxo, Harvey, Cali, Milo and many more….)

❗️A few things to note: 

Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

As our business has grown so has our responsibility to our community, our planet and our business. We are not perfect, but we are committed to doing business the right way and continually improving our social and environmental performance.

We're not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career, if it makes your application easier for you please feel free to complete the application form in your native language, we are really happy to translate it afterwards.

We are not looking for external agency support with this role.

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