Procurement Category Buyer MRO, Arla - Leeds

Logistics, Sales & Operations · Supply Chain & Transport · Procurement

In short

As a Procurement Category Buyer MRO in Leeds, UK, you will play a key role in driving procurement excellence across Arla's manufacturing sites. Your responsibilities will include managing MRO service agreements, enhancing spend transparency through data analysis, and improving purchasing behaviors. This role requires 3-5 years of procurement experience, strong analytical skills, and experience with Procure-to-Pay processes.

Responsibilities

Manage and negotiate site-specific MRO service agreements with approved suppliers.
Drive spend transparency through analysis, reporting, and identification of cross-site savings opportunities.
Improve purchasing behavior by increasing contract and catalog utilization and reducing free-text purchasing.
Ensure data quality and compliance across MRO purchasing activities.
Support continuous improvement initiatives, procurement tool implementations, and process optimization projects.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience within Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, MRO, or other indirect purchasing categories.
Experience negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships.
Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate data into business recommendations.
Solid understanding of procurement and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes, systems, and governance practices.

Desired Qualifications

Experience from manufacturing, food production, processing, or other industrial environments is an advantage.
Ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders across different functions and locations.
Structured and continuous improvement-focused approach to work.
Ability to combine attention to detail with the bigger business picture.

Benefits

Competitive salary
26 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays
Matched pension contributions up to 6%
Life assurance
Internal and external training opportunities
Broad exposure across Arla's manufacturing network
Opportunities to build procurement expertise

Skills

ProcurementMROStrategic SourcingNegotiationSupplier Relationship ManagementAnalytical SkillsProcure-to-Pay (P2P)

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About Arla

We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production. We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and…

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