Senior Procurement Manager

D R Newitt & Associates; Porthmadog; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing group in North Wales seeks a Senior Procurement Manager to lead procurement activities across multiple sites. This hybrid role is focused on shaping strategy, driving savings, and enhancing operations through effective team leadership and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement experience in food manufacturing, ideally in a multi-site setting.
• Solid experience in direct, indirect and CapEx procurement.
• Hands-on, analytical, and solutions-focused.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and mentor procurement team.
• Negotiate contracts and manage supplier relationships.
• Develop strategies to reduce costs and optimise supplier performance.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship Building

Commercial Acumen

Analytical Skills

Team Management

Education

MCIPS qualified or equivalent

Job description

Senior Procurement Manager Food Manufacturing

North Wales Hybrid, Multi-Site Group

Salary - GBP60K + Benefits

Are you looking fora senior procurement role with visibility and impact across a high-growth food group? Do you want a chance to shape procurement strategy and contribute to continuous improvement? If the answer is yes to both and you wants a supportive, team-oriented environment with long-term career potential, then read on .

A fantastic opportunity for a commercially focused Senior Procurement Manager to lead procurement across a growing, multi-site food manufacturing group. This hybrid role offers the chance to shape strategy, drive savings, and deliver real value across operations, ingredients, packaging, engineering, and more.

The Role & Duties

• Lead, develop and mentor your procurement team
• Own and lead group procurement activities across all sites and categories.
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce cost, offset inflation, and optimise supplier performance.
• Negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and ensure robust service levels.
• Work closely with stakeholders in Operations, Engineering, Technical, NPD, Finance, and Commercial.
• Support CapEx purchasing and future acquisitions by aligning procurement practices across the group.
• Drive risk management and develop contingency plans to protect the supply chain.
• Deliver cost savings

Your Skills & Experience

• Proven procurement experience in food manufacturing, ideally in a multi-site setting.
• Solid experience in direct, indirect and CapEx procurement
• Strong commercial instincts with a track record of achieving measurable savings.
• MCIPS qualified or equivalent, with excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Hands-on, analytical, and solutions-focused.
• Team Management experience and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.