Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover)

Bulk™; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly Bulk Bank Benefits Allowance

Subsidised Gym Membership

Birthday leave

60% discount on Bulk products

Enhanced maternity & paternity leave

Volunteer day

Life Assurance

Summer Working Hours

Job summary

Bulk seeks a Procurement Manager (Mat. Cover) to shape purchasing strategy across ingredients, packaging and third-party products. You will lead tender processes, negotiate key supplier deals, and drive cost-saving initiatives to support a scaling business.

You will partner with Product, Finance and Supply Planning to ensure stock availability, manage supplier relationships, and deliver on margin targets while maintaining strong stakeholder collaboration and high standards of risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in the food/ingredients/commodities sector or similar.
• Insight into commodity markets and FMCG.
• Line-management experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Create strategy and framework for purchasing across all categories, focusing on short and medium-term plans for ingredients (RMs).
• Implement procurement strategies and guidelines for Process & Excellence, Sourcing, Risk Management, Benchmarking, Supplier Management, Safety, Sustainability & Profitability.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to influence procurement decisions.
• Lead quarterly and annual tender processes with the Supply Planning team to support stock and manufacturing efficiency/output.
• Negotiate MOQs and cost prices to balance working capital and margin across locations with the Supply Chain Director.
• Partner with Product to source appropriate suppliers for new products/categories.
• Develop relationships with Finance and embed efficient processes.
• Develop supplier relationships with the Supply Planning team.
• Accountability for full-price gross margins by delivering on cost-price targets.
• Adhoc tasks as directed by Supply Chain Director or Executive team.
• Manage escalated supplier issues.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Negotiation

Supplier management

Tender processes

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

#TEAMBULK ARE HIRING A PROCUREMENT MANAGER (MATERNITY COVER)

At Bulk™, we believe the gym changes everything. It makes you feel stronger, fitter and healthier. For 20 years, we’ve been developing elite sports nutrition products for every type of training. Trusted by Olympic athletes and everyday gym-goers, we help you power through training, push your limits, and achieve more.

Join us, and be part of what's next.

IN A NUTSHELL

As the Procurement Manager (Mat. Cover) at Bulk™, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our purchasing strategy and driving efficiency across the business. You’ll create robust procurement plans for ingredients, packaging, and third-party products, creating the strategy to deliver the business goals and ensuring seamless supply. From leading tender processes and negotiating key supplier deals to partnering on new product launches and driving cost-saving initiatives, you’ll be at the heart of a supply chain in our scaling business.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Create strategy and framework for our approach to purchasing across all categories. Particularly devising and delivering short and medium-term procurement plans for ingredients (RMs).
• Ensure implementation of procurement strategies and guidelines for areas such as Process & Excellence, Sourcing, Risk Management, Benchmarking, Supplier Management, Safety, Sustainability & Profitability.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to positively influence procurement decisions.
• Lead and manage quarterly and annual tender processes in partnership with Supply Planning team to support stock availability and manufacturing efficiency/output.
• Negotiate MOQs and cost prices to balance working capital and margin across all of our locations as agreed with our Supply Chain Director.
• Partner with the Product team to find the appropriate supplier(s) for each component in our product range including new product/category launches.
• Develop a close working relationship with our Finance team and embed efficient processes.
• Develop supplier relationships in partnership with the Supply Planning team.
• Accountability for full-price gross margins by delivering on cost-price targets.
• Adhoc tasks as directed by our Supply Chain Director or Executive team.
• Management of escalated supplier issues.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Experience in the food/ingredients/commodities sector (or similar), including ingredient sourcing and supplier onboarding.
• Insight into the commodity market/FMCG.
• Beneficial, if you'll have previous line-management experience
• Excellent communication skills, able to negotiate confidently with suppliers and work with all levels of management and stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation skills, with a proven track record of successful negotiations.
• Strong numerical skills, data-driven & analytical.
• A proactive self-starter with a positive mindset.
• Experience in managing purchasing strategies and running tender processes.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities across a range of stakeholders.
• A team player, who is equally as happy to lead and to jump into the detail.

WHAT ARE THE GAINS?

• Monthly Bulk Bank Benefits Allowance including a subsidised Gym Membership
• A day off to celebrate your Birthday
• 60% discount on all Bulk™ products
• Additional Annual Leave (optional)
• Life Assurance
• A day off for Volunteering (optional)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave and workplace nursery scheme
• Summer Working Hours

LOCATION: London

HYBRID: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

Bulk™ is a place where employees have a voice fundamental to our success as a business. Building a diverse and inclusive team enables us to reach and connect with our global customers, from developing delicious recipes to how our brand is built and perceived.

Regardless of age, disability, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, education, neurodiversity or any protected characteristic, if you are a passionate risk-taker and eager to make a difference in sports nutrition, we want to hear from you. We know that a CV doesn’t begin to scratch the surface, and that the things that make you who you are could be a real game-changer for us. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.