Job Description

Why join us

Get ready to build your path as a Buyer (Indirect Procurement) at Trouw Nutrition GB, a Nutreco company, supporting our UK & Ireland operations from Ashbourne. As global leaders in animal nutrition, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future drives innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact.

In this role, you will support indirect procurement activities by managing supplier relationships, supporting sourcing initiatives, and ensuring cost-effective purchasing of services and equipment. Acting as a key link between local stakeholders and central procurement teams, you will help drive alignment, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

This is a great opportunity for an early-career professional to develop procurement, negotiation, and analytical skills within a fast-paced and collaborative environment, with clear pathways for growth within the wider procurement organisation.

What You’ll Do

Support procurement activities to ensure cost-effective sourcing and smooth operational support:

• Act as a key point of contact between local stakeholders, the UK & Ireland as well as the Business Unit Procurement teams

• Support sourcing activities for indirect spend categories, including services, maintenance, and packaging

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across supply chain, production, and maintenance teams

• Support negotiations with suppliers, with the opportunity to develop negotiation skills over time

• Create and maintain contracts and purchase agreements within internal systems

• Prepare and analyse monthly cost reports and support global reporting requirements

• Monitor supplier performance and support continuous improvement initiatives

• Support resolution of invoice queries and collaborate with finance and suppliers

• Contribute to improving procurement processes and ensuring data accuracy

Who We’re Looking For

• Approximately 1–2 years of experience in procurement or buying, ideally supported by a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

• Comfortable working with data and systems, with intermediate Excel skills

• Experience with ERP systems is an advantage; Power BI exposure is a plus

• Key soft skills include strong communication and stakeholder management, strong attention to detail and analytical mindset, organisation, reliability, and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively

• Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team

• Interest in developing a career within procurement

Location & Details

• Location: Ashbourne, UK (hybrid working model)

• Contract: Permanent, full-time

What You’ll Receive

• 25 days of holiday per calendar year based on full-time working hours, plus 8 UK bank holidays

• Training and development opportunities, including procurement tools and processes

• Opportunity to grow within a global procurement organisation

• Exposure to cross-functional teams and international stakeholders

How And Why To Find Out More

We offer a role where you can develop your procurement and analytical skills while contributing to cost efficiency and operational success. If you’re looking for a role with learning opportunities, stakeholder exposure, and real impact, we’d love to hear from you. We aim to review applications promptly and will get back to you as soon as possible. For more information, please contact Luisa Ligabo at luisa.ligabo@nutreco.com