Supplier Relationship Manager

Following years of accelerated growth Culina Group is now a £2.2billion+ turnover business, employing over 22,000 staff, with a fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles. Culina Group operates from over 100+ depots across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 1,000 clients over its framework of chilled, ambient, contract packaging solutions and fresh and baked goods.

Company Overview

Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.

At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!

Due to continued growth, we are now seeking an Supplier Relationship Manager to join a new and evolving procurement function at our Rugby site. 

As Supplier Relationship Manager you will be responsible for the performance and risk management of key suppliers, as well as the identification and delivery of value add opportunities, to optimise Culina Group’s financial performance, business resilience and quality of goods and services received from suppliers. the role holder will be a flexible, proactive and resilient individual, who is capable of working in a fast paced environment, with competing demands on their time.

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm offering a competitive salary and package with the opportunity to work for a forward thinking market leader.

Job responsibilities of Supplier Relationship Manager include:

• Risk management of key suppliers and key categories, in order to minimise supply chain issues Culina Group might face
• Creation and implementation of strategic category plans, in conjunction with Sourcing Managers
• To develop and or create and implement improved governance controls and working practices across the supply chain to drive efficiencies, value and compliance with required standards.
• Work with both the procurement team and wider business stakeholders to fully integrate contract management and supplier performance into the overall sourcing process, to support regulatory compliance and to drive further value from procurement and contracts.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to identify and implement value add commercial solutions, in a fast paced multi-site organisation
• Proven ability to effectively and proactively manage multiple and potentially conflicting stakeholders
• Keen commercial and financial understanding, driving creative and market leading value solutions
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers and stakeholders to drive an optimised outcome
• Proven ability to lead the creation of market leading strategic category plans, taking in to account performance, risk and value
• Confident and timely contract drafting and execution, drawing on Legal support when appropriate
• Confident in challenging not only the supply chain model, but also the demand for and specification of the goods / service
• A general commercial mindset, always seeking to identify opportunities to add value
• Proven ability to negotiate with suppliers and stakeholders to drive an optimised outcome
• Proven ability to lead the creation of market leading strategic category plans, taking in to account performance, risk and value

As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

• Annual Leave - Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days plus the bank holidays 
• Company Bonus  – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
• Private Medical Cover– This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
• Car Allowance - £6,000 per annum
• Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
• Life Assurance -  x4 your annual salary
• Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
• Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
• Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
• Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!

When our staff have passion for what they do they work with more care and attention which is reflected to our clients, Click APPLY NOW to #JoinOurWinningTeam and begin your career today!