Procurement Manager

Focus Management Consultants; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing business is seeking a dynamic Procurement Manager to enhance their procurement strategies. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in strategic sourcing and supplier development, looking to make a significant impact within a vibrant and growing company. This role offers flexibility alongside competitive remuneration.

Benefits

Car allowance

Attractive benefits package

Qualifications

• Progressive experience within a food manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience in strategic sourcing and procurement.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Improve costs, service, and quality across procurement.
• Negotiate a range of ingredients, packaging, and services.
• Collaborate closely with Technical, Commercial, and Supply Chain teams.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Supplier development

Negotiation skills

Project management

Commercial acumen

Job description

This job is now CLOSED – for similar roles please check the Procurement & Purchasing function.

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Buyer looking for their next step up the career ladder as a Procurement Manager.

This is an exciting opportunity for a high-calibre, strategic Senior Buyer to join a thriving, growing food manufacturing business.

My client is a leading food manufacturing business with a strong heritage and a solid track record of growth. I’m looking for an ambitious Procurement Manager with progressive experience within a food manufacturing environment and a strong background in strategic sourcing, planning, NPD procurement, stakeholder management, and supplier development. You will need a category management approach to sourcing and have real hands-on experience with very strong supplier development and stakeholder management skills.

You’ll be responsible for improving costs, service, quality, and delivering innovation. The role will encompass sourcing and negotiating a varied range of ingredients, packaging, and indirect services ensuring innovation and cost value to all areas of procurement.

You’ll work very closely with Technical, Commercial, Product Development, and Supply Chain teams. It’s a fast-paced environment and you’ll need to have outstanding negotiation skills and excellent communication skills. Strong commercial acumen is essential, and we’re looking for someone who is a real self-starter with strong project management skills.

Flexible working is available for this role; however, it is envisaged you would need to be on-site at least three days a week.

This role offers you the ability to shape and deliver your procurement strategy and to really inform and influence the business plan moving forward.

In return, you’ll receive an attractive salary, car allowance, and benefits package dependent on experience.

Don’t delay, send your details through to me, Hannah, today.