Remote Food Category Manager — Strategy & Sourcing

Bramwith Consulting; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Bramwith Consulting is seeking a Category Manager – Food Procurement to join a major global organisation undergoing procurement transformation. The role is remote UK with travel and offers up to £70,000 plus a package.

You will own key Food procurement categories, develop sourcing strategies, manage strategic supplier relationships and deliver commercial value while contributing to broader procurement initiatives and leadership development.

Qualifications

• Proven Food Procurement Category Management experience, including category strategy development and strategic sourcing.
• Strong commercial acumen, supplier negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Protein commodity experience desirable but not essential.
• Experience managing complex supplier relationships and delivering measurable commercial improvements.
• Ambitious, proactive and commercially minded with leadership potential.
• Interest in contributing to wider procurement initiatives and transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies across key Food procurement categories.
• Manage significant spend, strategic sourcing activities and complex supplier negotiations.
• Build strategic supplier relationships and identify cost optimisation opportunities.
• Analyse commodity markets, supplier performance and trends to inform strategies.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to align procurement with business objectives.
• Contribute to procurement transformation and cross-functional projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes and supply chain resilience.
• Support broader development of the procurement function.

Skills

Category Management

Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Leadership Potential

Job description

Bramwith Consulting is seeking a Category Manager – Food Procurement to join a major global organisation undergoing procurement transformation. The role is remote UK with travel and offers up to £70,000 plus a package.

You will own key Food procurement categories, develop sourcing strategies, manage strategic supplier relationships and deliver commercial value while contributing to broader procurement initiatives and leadership development.