Buyer

Job Description

Hey! We’re Huel and we’re pleased to meet you! 👋 We're going to start by talking about our exciting new Buyer position, but if you'd like the quick low down on us first including our growth story then just head to the bottom of this page!

The role

We’re really proud of our current product range that has helped us achieve £180m worth of sales in just 9 years, but we want to keep improving 📈 To help us do this, we are now looking for a strategic and commercially minded Buyer to join our Operations team!

No day is the same, but here's an insight in to what you'll cover day to day:

• Developing and implementing a procurement strategy - taking Huel’s ingredient portfolio to the next level
  
• Cross functional collaboration: Working closely with the NPD and technical teams to understand what materials they need to produce the best product
  
• Supplier relationship management; building on existing supplier relationships and striking up successful new ones
  
• Monitoring supplier's technical, ethical and sustainability standards
  
• Cost negotiation
• Working closely with the Materials Planning Team - ensuring we have appropriate material availability
• Mentoring and coaching! supporting other members of the procurement team with their development
• Leading on procurement projects
  

Not yet convinced it's the role for you? Well, then you can click 👉HERE to read a more detailed job description and learn about the team!

What we're looking for in you

We are looking for a bright procurement executive, with at least 3-4 years experience in a procurement or senior buying position. Experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment is an added bonus! Flexibility is key, things can change quite quickly here at Huel so we are looking for an adaptable individual with super communication skills. You will also spend time coaching and developing the team, some experience doing this in a previous role is great, but not a deal breaker 🤝

What do we offer in return?

We have a high-performance culture which is balanced evenly with world-class well-being initiatives and benefits that are tastier than our Salted Caramel Black Edition (and trust us, that’s saying something!)

⏰ Flexible Fridays - we try to finish our work by 1pm on a Friday!

🌴 30 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays

🕖 Flexible working - including up to 2 days per week at home

🥤 Free Huel to keep you going

🏖️ 2 weeks a year to work remotely from anywhere! One week in the Summer and one week at Christmas

🐾 Dog friendly. If you've seen Daddy Day Care the movie, that's basically HQ but for doggo's!

🙋 Paid Volunteering Days

🏋️ Free on-site gym with free classes, and we will give you your own nutrition plan

🧠 Free 1-on-1 therapy provided by Self-Space.

🏥 Private Medical and Health insurance for you and your loved ones, including free life insurance covering up to 4x your salary

⚡ Electric Car Scheme with onsite charging

🚴Cycle to Work Scheme

🤰 Enhanced Family Leave

👪 Workplace Nursery Scheme

🎓 Huel Academy

🎉 Quarterly events to celebrate success - Have you heard about Huelchella?

So what next?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we’d love to hear from you! Click on apply to this job to send us your CV and cover letter and Ellie from our talent team will be in touch with you.

We are Hueligans

We're all made up of our Huel DNA, but what makes us unique is our individual differences. We've created a culture of belonging and we celebrate the diversity our Hueligans add to our teams. We encourage authenticity, different views, and new ideas to enable us to create products that our customers around the world enjoy and love. Read more about our culture here.