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Procurement Manager - Chocolate & Ingredients
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 50,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Nationwide
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Procurement Manager - Chocolate & Ingredients
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + 10% bonus
Location & Setup: Flexible - 2 days onsite or potentially remote with site travel as required (to be discussed)
Type: Full-time, Permanent
We're looking for a seasoned Procurement Manager to lead strategy and delivery across chocolate and core ingredients (seasonings, inclusions, starches, sugars).
This is a role that blends strategic leadership with hands-on category management. You'll set direction, build sourcing strategies, and influence senior stakeholders - but equally, you'll stay close to the day-to-day: supplier negotiations, contracts, reporting, and making sure the detail underpins the bigger picture.
You'll also manage a team of two (Category Buyer and Procurement Analyst - direct line for the Buyer), giving you the platform to coach, develop, and deliver results through others.
What You'll Be Doing
Designing and delivering procurement strategies across chocolate and wider ingredients.
Managing supplier relationships - balancing cost, quality, innovation, and risk.
Owning category budgets while overseeing contracts, admin, and reporting.
Coaching and managing a team, driving development and accountability.
Partnering with R&D, Sales, and Operations to align commercial goals.
Monitoring market trends and ensuring sourcing plans stay competitive and resilient.
What We're Looking For
Great procurement experience within food, with clear evidence of what you've bought and delivered.
Ability to balance strategic influence with hands-on execution.
Commercially sharp, confident, and authoritative - but collaborative with stakeholders.
Strong negotiation, relationship management, and analytical skills.
A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment.
Why Join?
This is a chance to take real ownership of strategically important categories in a business that values procurement as a driver of growth. You'll gain visibility across the organisation, lead a capable team, and work in a culture that's ambitious, flexible, and commercially focusedBefore You Apply
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