Procurement Excellence Manager

Warburtons; Bolton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bakery company in Bolton is looking for a Procurement Excellence Manager to spearhead strategic initiatives for procurement operations. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing team, foster innovation, and ensure alignment with business goals. A strong leader with technical expertise in procurement systems, you will be key in driving continuous improvement and enhancing operational efficiency. Attractive benefits include discretionary profit share and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Discretionary profit share

Extra annual leave

Award-winning pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Discounts on products

Personal development investment

Fully stocked kitchens

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead small teams and support career growth.
• Skilled at engaging stakeholders with data-driven communication.
• Anticipates future challenges to drive system improvements.
• Detail-oriented with problem-solving skills.
• Organised and efficient in balancing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead initiatives to elevate procurement operations.
• Lead and coordinate budgeting and risk management processes.
• Develop procurement analytics capabilities for better decisions.
• Maximise business value from procurement systems.
• Benchmark and integrate external best practices.

Skills

Leadership & Team Development

Influencing & Negotiation

Strategic Thinking

Technical expertise in SAP-MM, PM, P2P

Systems Development

Analytical Mindset

Project Management

Tools

SAP Ariba

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

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Title: Procurement Excellence Manager
Function:Procurement
Location: Bolton
Salary:Competitive

Are you a Procurement Manager and ready for your next big challenge?

Our Procurement team is central to driving value, efficiency, and innovation across our supply network. As we evolve our strategy and processes, we’re looking for a Procurement Excellence Manager join the team.

As our Procurement Excellence Manager, you’ll spearhead strategic initiatives that elevate procurement operations across the business. You’ll lead a high-performing team focused on continuous improvement, robust process control, and the smart use of advanced systems and analytics. By fostering a culture of innovation and data-driven decision-making, you’ll unlock sustainable value, boost operational efficiency, and ensure alignment with our broader business goals.

The Recipe

We are seeking a dynamic leader to drive Procurement Excellence through strategic transformation and continuous improvement. You will own the vision and execution of a multi-year Procurement Continuous Improvement (CI) roadmap, designed to elevate performance across people, processes, and technology. This roadmap will be closely aligned with evolving business needs and strategy, supported by regular engagement with stakeholders at all levels.

In this role, you will lead and coordinate core cross-functional processes such as budgeting and risk management, ensuring operational control and strategic alignment. You will also lead and develop the Procurement Excellence team, fostering a high-performance culture through strong leadership, development planning, and talent management. A key part of your remit will be to build robust procurement analytics capabilities, enabling data-driven decisions and supporting sustainability and compliance reporting. You’ll empower the business with clear visibility into procurement performance, priorities, and delivery tracking.

As the owner of procurement systems, including platforms like Ariba, you’ll be responsible for their development and optimisation to maximise business value and user adoption. You’ll ensure swift resolution of issues to minimise disruption and support Category Managers with market intelligence and efficient tender processes.

You’ll champion performance, culture, and alignment with business goals, while continuously benchmarking and integrating external best practices to raise standards and deliver enhanced value.

• Leadership & Team Development: Proven ability to lead small teams, set strategic objectives, and support career growth
• Influencing & Negotiation: Skilled at engaging stakeholders at all levels with compelling, data-driven communication.
• Strategic Thinking: Anticipates future challenges and drives system and process improvements for commercial impact.
• Technical expertise: Strong SAP-MM, PM, P2P, SAP Ariba and Microsoft tools including Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Systems Development: Experienced in leading integration projects and streamlining complex processes.
• Analytical Mindset: Detail-oriented with a knack for solving problems and spotting discrepancies.
• Project Management: Organised and efficient, balancing short- and long-term priorities to deliver results.

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least, you will want to know what your breads worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us and we know it will be to you so you have the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave.
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
• Private medical insurance and life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service