Procurement Manager

Top Chain Talent Ltd; Rothwell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Chain Talent Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Procurement Manager to own the sourcing of raw materials and packaging within a fast-moving food manufacturing environment.

You will build strong supplier relationships, partner with operations, technical and NPD to balance quality and cost, and drive improvements that add resilience and value to the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement leadership in food, FMCG or manufacturing sectors.
• Ability to influence across all levels of the business.
• Commercial mindset with curiosity to challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Leading procurement for raw materials and packaging across a fast-moving food manufacturing environment.
• Building supplier relationships that bring innovation and commercial advantage.
• Challenging current processes and introducing smarter, sharper ways of working.
• Working closely with operations, technical, and NPD to keep quality high and costs under control.
• Bringing energy, pace, and a proactive mindset to drive evolution.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder influence

Commercial mindset

Urgency

Food FMCG procurement

Job description

Ready to take a good business and make it great? This business is already a strong performer in the UK food manufacturing sector — but now their gearing up for our next chapter. We're looking for a Procurement Manager with spark, drive, and the kind of energy that gets people moving. If you're the type who walks into a room and instantly lifts the pace… if you love challenging “how things have always been done”… and if you get a buzz from creating real, measurable change — then this is your moment as this is actively being seeked. No "thats how its always been done" here. You'll take ownership of both raw materials and packaging, shaping how they buy, who they partner with, and how they build resilience and value into every part of their supply chain. This isn't a role for someone who wants to maintain the status quo.

What you'll be doing

• Leading procurement for raw materials and packaging across a fast‑moving food manufacturing environment
• Building supplier relationships that bring innovation, reliability, and commercial advantage
• Challenging current processes and introducing smarter, sharper ways of working
• Working closely with operations, technical, and NPD to keep quality high and costs under control
• Bringing energy, pace, and a proactive mindset to a business that's ready to evolve

What you'll bring

• Confidence, presence, and the ability to influence across all levels
• A natural sense of urgency — you get things moving
• Strong procurement experience in food, FMCG, or manufacturing
• A commercial mindset with the curiosity to ask “why?” and the courage to ask “why not?”
• The ambition to help shape the future of a growing, well‑respected business

If you're ready to inject energy, challenge thinking, and help drive a business forward, this is your stage.