Location: Bedfordshire (with UK and European travel)
Are you a commercially minded procurement professional who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment? We’re looking for a proactive Procurement Manager to take ownership of sourcing strategies across a diverse range of ingredients and raw materials, while leading and developing a small team.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll play a key part in shaping procurement direction, building supplier partnerships, and ensuring consistent supply to support business growth.
On offer
* Salary is circa £70,000 + package
* Enhanced holidays and company pension
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities
What you’ll be doing
* Leading sourcing activities across key ingredient and raw material categories, ensuring quality, cost-efficiency and continuity of supply
* Monitoring market trends and commodity movements, providing insight to support business decisions
* Managing supplier relationships, driving performance, and identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation
* Overseeing tender processes, negotiating contracts, and implementing supplier agreements
* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support product development and business initiatives
* Aligning local procurement activity with wider group strategies and contributing to strategic projects
* Developing and executing category strategies, balancing both local and global requirements
* Supporting and mentoring a direct report, fostering development and performance
* Managing budgets and delivering against financial targets and KPIs
What we’re looking for
* Proven experience in procurement within a food or ingredients-based environment
* Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
* Ability to analyse data and translate insights into actionable strategies
* Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders in a matrix environment
* Confident communicator, able to influence at all levels including senior stakeholders
* Organised and self-sufficient, with the ability to manage competing priorities
* Commercial awareness, with a solid understanding of financial metrics
* Familiarity with sourcing processes, trade terms, and supply chain principles
* Previous team leadership experience is advantageous
* Proficiency in Excel (e.g. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP)
* Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain or a related discipline is desirable
What to expect
* A varied role combining both strategic and operational procurement
* Opportunities to contribute to wider business initiatives and innovation
* Regular UK travel and occasional European travel (approximately 2–4 trips per year)
* A collaborative and forward-thinking working environment
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real impact and take ownership of procurement activities within a growing and dynamic business, we’d love to hear from you
Salary description
£70000.00 - £70000.00 per year