Procurement Manager

Location: Bedfordshire (with UK and European travel)

Are you a commercially minded procurement professional who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment? We’re looking for a proactive Procurement Manager to take ownership of sourcing strategies across a diverse range of ingredients and raw materials, while leading and developing a small team.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll play a key part in shaping procurement direction, building supplier partnerships, and ensuring consistent supply to support business growth.

On offer

Salary is circa £70,000 + package
Enhanced holidays and company pension
Excellent learning and career development opportunities

What you’ll be doing

Leading sourcing activities across key ingredient and raw material categories, ensuring quality, cost-efficiency and continuity of supply
Monitoring market trends and commodity movements, providing insight to support business decisions
Managing supplier relationships, driving performance, and identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation
Overseeing tender processes, negotiating contracts, and implementing supplier agreements
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support product development and business initiatives
Aligning local procurement activity with wider group strategies and contributing to strategic projects
Developing and executing category strategies, balancing both local and global requirements
Supporting and mentoring a direct report, fostering development and performance
Managing budgets and delivering against financial targets and KPIs

What we’re looking for

Proven experience in procurement within a food or ingredients-based environment
Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
Ability to analyse data and translate insights into actionable strategies
Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders in a matrix environment
Confident communicator, able to influence at all levels including senior stakeholders
Organised and self-sufficient, with the ability to manage competing priorities
Commercial awareness, with a solid understanding of financial metrics
Familiarity with sourcing processes, trade terms, and supply chain principles
Previous team leadership experience is advantageous
Proficiency in Excel (e.g. Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP)
Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain or a related discipline is desirable

What to expect

A varied role combining both strategic and operational procurement
Opportunities to contribute to wider business initiatives and innovation
Regular UK travel and occasional European travel (approximately 2–4 trips per year)
A collaborative and forward-thinking working environment

If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real impact and take ownership of procurement activities within a growing and dynamic business, we’d love to hear from you.

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