Food Retail Procurement Manager | Market Leading Food & Beverages / FMCG Firm | £50,000 - £60,0[...]

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in the Food & Beverages sector is seeking a Food Retail Procurement Manager to enhance their procurement strategies. This role offers a competitive salary of £50,000 - £60,000 plus a 20% bonus, with opportunities for professional growth in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Buying, Procurement / Category or Account Management experience.
• Experience in Food & Beverages categories.
• Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for retail food spend.
• Manage supplier relationships and drive cost savings.
• Create income growth plans by identifying market opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Commercial acumen

Communication

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Food Retail Procurement Manager | Market Leading Food & Beverages / FMCG Firm | £50,000 - £60,000 + 20% Bonus & More | Central London / Surrey (Hybrid), london (city of london)

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Client:

Bramwith Consulting

Location:

london (city of london), United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

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Job Description:

Food Retail Procurement Manager | Market Leading Food & Beverages / FMCG Firm | £50,000 - £60,000 + 20% Bonus & More | Central London / Surrey (Hybrid)

Due to consistent growth and expansion a unique opportunity has emerged for an ambitious procurement professional to join a Hyper Growth £Multi-Billion Food & Beverages / FMCG firm. They seek a Food Retail Procurement Manager to develop and execute category strategies taking responsibility for their retail food related spend in order to deliver value add, cost savings, drive sustainability agendas, mitigate supply chain risk and contribute to category growth and innovation.

This Food Retail Procurement Manager opportunity is career transforming and they provides ample opportunities for professional development by opening the doors to an extensive network of globally recognised suppliers, clientele, a dynamic & collaborative working environment and the ability to leverage the firms unrivalled purchasing power.

Do you have strong Buying, Procurement / Category or Account Management experience negotiating with major suppliers to drive value across Food Retail? If you are an ambitious Buyer, Senior Buyer, Procurement Manager, Category Manager or Account Manager with tangible experience in food & beverages then joining this world-class & multi-award-winning function could be an exciting and logical next career move for you.

The firm are offering £50,000 - £60,000 + 20% bonus and operate on flexible hybrid working structure out of either of their Central London or Surrey based offices.

• Create category strategies and income growth plans by identifying market opportunities to develop the company and range offering to deliver quality and growth margins.
• Develop and nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders / suppliers to collaborate and deliver cost savings and category innovations / growth on Confectionary and Snacking related spend.
• Performance, account and contract management of new and existing suppliers across Food & Beverages related spend to maximize cost savings, win and retain clients.

Food Retail Procurement Manager - Required Experience:

• Strong commercial acumen and end to end direct procurement experience within Food & Beverages categories within the Food Retail, Foodservice, Hospitality, FMCG, Wholesale or Contract Catering industries.
• Demonstrable experience focused in category management or account management.
• Strong negotiation skills, strong communicator and the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders / suppliers to influence buy in and drive forward category strategies.

If you are enticed by acquiring greater category responsibility or exposure to a broad, lucrative & fast-moving product range within an iconic food & beverage firm please submit your CV to please contact Oskar – [emailprotected]

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