Procurement Director

Venture Life Group plc; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Life Group plc recherche un Directeur des Achats dynamique et orienté vers les résultats pour diriger et transformer sa fonction d'approvisionnement au sein d'une entreprise déterminée et en pleine croissance. Ce poste implique de collaborer avec plusieurs départements pour développer des stratégies d'approvisionnement, optimisant ainsi la chaîne d'approvisionnement tout en respectant les normes de qualité et de conformité réglementaire.

Benefits

Environnement collaboratif et entrepreneurial

Opportunité d'influencer l'avenir de la chaîne d'approvisionnement

Qualifications

• Expérience en FMCG, soins de santé, OTC, ou pharmacie au détail.
• Compréhension des partenariats B2B et du contract manufacturing.
• Capacité démontrée à construire et à diriger des équipes d'approvisionnement.

Responsibilities

• Développer et mettre en œuvre des stratégies d'approvisionnement globales.
• Assurer la continuité de l'approvisionnement et le contrôle des coûts.
• Négocier des contrats de valeur élevée avec les fournisseurs clés.

Skills

Leadership

Négociation

Analyse

Gestion des risques de la chaîne d'approvisionnement

Education

Diplôme en Commerce, Chaîne d'approvisionnement ou domaine connexe

Qualification CIPS (préférée)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic, commercially savvy Procurement Director to lead and transform our procurement function and hold overall responsibility for the Group’s supply chain activity. This individual will play a pivotal role in ensuring cost-effective sourcing, supply resilience, supplier performance, and quality compliance across our UK and international operations.

The Procurement Director will partner closely with Supply Chain, External Manufacturing, Finance, Quality, and Commercial teams to develop and execute procurement strategies aligned with our growth ambitions.

• Opportunity to shape the future of procurement and supply chain in a fastgrowing, purpose-driven business
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial environment with global reach and real impact on consumer health

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Develop and implement global procurement strategies for direct and indirect categories, with particular focus on contract manufacturing.
• Lead strategic supplier relationship management to drive cost efficiencies, quality, innovation, and performance.
• Establish alternative sourcing solutions designed to ensure business continuity.

Operational Excellence & Risk Management

• Ensure supply continuity, cost control, and compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Identify and mitigate supply risks, including geopolitical, cost volatility, and capacity constraints.
• Lead high-value contract negotiations with key suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Set KPIs and monitor supplier performance on cost, service levels, innovation and ESG.
• Build and lead a high-performing procurement and supply chain team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Finance, NPD, Supply Chain and Commercial to support business goals, particularly around NPD launches and international expansion.
• Provide procurement input to strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

Role Requirements

Required Experience and Skills

• Proven leadership in procurement, ideally in FMCG, consumer healthcare, OTC, or retail pharmacy environments.
• Experience sourcing in both UK and international markets (US experience beneficial), with understanding of B2B partnerships and contract manufacturing.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills with a history of delivering measurable cost savings and supply improvements.
• Deep understanding of supply chain risk management and regulatory compliance (GMP, ISO, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead procurement and supply chain teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, decision-making and project management skills.
• Experience with procurement systems / ERPs (Microsoft Dynamics 365 highly desirable)
• Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field. CIPS qualification preferred.

Environment and Culture

VLG is a fast-paced, determined, and agile business. Commercially led, the current structure of our teams enables quick decision-making and the opportunity to work within a broad and varied remit.

Our culture gives our people the opportunity to influence and collaborate in a friendly and open environment. We also recognise and develop potential within our teams.

We look for the following interpersonal skills in our people which demonstrate behaviours representing our values of partnership, empowerment, precision, and potential:

• Customer focussed – We recognise that our customers are key to our success
• Innovation – We like our employees to seek out better ways of working
• Strong decision-making capabilities – Ability to meet multiple demands and be deadline-driven
• An active listener – Using coaching and mentoring as a preferred style of managing
• Committed to developing their team – and the wider business, capable of and willing to participate in continuous learning
• Competent at managing change – independently and at a team level
• Willing to “pitch in” – getting involved at all levels
• Ambassadors – To be always ambassadors of VLG
• Able to work under pressure – and maintain a positive manner

All employees have a responsibility for ensuring they undertake their duties in full accordance with the company’s policies and procedures.

This job description is intended to be a general guide to the duties relevant to the role and will change from time to time so should not be seen as an exhaustive specification.