Hain Celestial is currently recruiting for a VMO Analyst to join our Global Business Services team on a fixed-term contract. This is a remote position, offering flexibility to work from home with occasional visits to our Leeds or Cambridge offices for collaboration. As a VMO Analyst, you will be responsible for driving operational excellence in our Vendor Management Office (VMO), ensuring contract compliance, process efficiency, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with procurement to manage and maintain third-party vendor performance, ensuring alignment with our business objectives.
This role is ideal for an individual with strong analytical skills, a structured approach to process documentation, and previous experience in vendor management or procurement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Vendor Management Operations: Oversee and execute operational VMO activities such as contract volume tracking, pricing updates, and supplier onboarding.
- Data Analysis: Assess data needs, identify data sources, extract and analyze data to provide meaningful insights that inform business decisions.
- Quality Frameworks & SLAs: Define and implement quality frameworks and SLAs to ensure vendor performance aligns with business objectives.
- Process Documentation: Develop, document, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and job aids.
- Stakeholder Management: Plan, coordinate, and lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely follow-ups and actionable outcomes.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement within vendor management and implement necessary changes.
- Vendor Relationship Management: Manage and maintain relationships with third-party vendors to ensure adherence to agreed terms and service levels.
What You Will Need:
Additional Information:
- This is a remote role with occasional visits to our Leeds or Cambridge offices for in-person collaboration.
- The contract is initially for 6 months, with the potential for extension based on business needs.
What can we offer you?
- Competitive salary / rate of pay
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- A day off work to support our charity partners
- Flexible working options
- Pension
- Medical benefit
- And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.
Hain Celestial UK
In the UK, Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.
Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.
Our Values
Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact
Win Together – I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.
Foster Inclusion – I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.
Be Curious – I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.
Our Purpose
To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands
Our Mission
To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.
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If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!