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At Britvic we’re on a journey to become the most dynamic soft drinks company. As one of the UK’s leading players in the FMCG market we pride ourselves on setting high standards, being courageous and pushing ourselves to think outside the bottle.

We offer consumers a range of family favourite and global premium brands such as Robinsons, Tango, J2O, R. White’s & London Essence. We exist to help people enjoy life’s everyday moments.

About the Role:

The Britvic Group Procurement Function are responsible for sourcing all goods and services the business needs to operate. Our 2025 vision is to unlock our full potential and be recognised for our excellence in Procurement. Our mission is to deliver supply solutions that advance Britvic’s sustainability, competitiveness, and growth. This graduate entry level role sits within the Indirects & Supply Chain Procurement Team which manages a spend of over £400m across the Britvic group for a variety of different categories including Marketing Services, IT and Professional Services, FM, Capex & MRO, Co-packing, Logistics and Customer Operations. In this role you will report to the Senior Category Manager – IT & Professional services, who you’ll support in creation, execute and implementation of group procurement strategies for IT & Professional Services categories. You’ll be given lots of 1st class support and the opportunity to develop multiple skills such as:

1. Project management/Category Management 2. Tendering and Negotiation 3. Problem solving and finding solutions 4. Building sustainable and responsible supply chains 5. Contract knowledge 6. Strong communication skills 7. Use of leading Procurement digital technologies e.g. Ariba, Cirtuo

Key Responsibilities:

1. Undertake key elements of Category Management such as supplier market research, spend analysis, and the gathering of stakeholder business requirements, supporting the development of category strategies. 2. Identify potential value creation opportunities supporting the creation of a pipeline of value for the IT & Professional services categories 3. Conduct tenders (inc. set-up, analysis, negotiation, evaluation) and creation/approval/renewal of contracts using Britvic Ariba platform. May manage/lead some subcategories or support the Senior Category Manager in executing high value/high risk activity 4. Maintain positive relationships with suppliers by effective communication and timely resolution of any issues.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

1. Experience working in a procurement or supply chain management role is desirable but not essential – you will learn that when you are with us 2. Experience within a commerical envrioment (ideally within procurement or buying but not essential) 3. Strong numerical and analytical skills with strong IT skills across Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SAP. 4. Appetite to work as a business partner, building strong relationships with key stakeholders

We believe we are stronger together and that’s why we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. We know that by building a truly inclusive environment where everyone feels celebrated, safe and respected – diversity and wellbeing will naturally thrive.