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Procurement Manager - Ingredients
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + 10% bonus, 10% matched pension & healthcare
Location & Setup: Central London - 2 days onsite per week
Type: Full-time, Permanent
We're looking for a Procurement Manager to take ownership of ingredients buying, leading end-to-end strategy across key commodities that supply our sites. This is a role with both breadth and depth: setting direction, managing risk, and driving value, while staying close to the detail that keeps supply chains resilient.
What You'll Be Doing
Leading category management and procurement strategy for ingredients and commodities.
Identifying risks and ensuring cover is placed at the best time to secure value.
Building strong supplier relationships, ensuring on-time, in-full delivery.
Partnering with NPD to support innovation and value engineering.
Tracking supplier performance, reporting variances, and maintaining accurate records in SAP.
Supporting planning teams and bakeries to improve supply and efficiency.
Delivering ad hoc projects that add measurable commercial impact.
What We're Looking For
Proven procurement experience (5+ years), ideally in food manufacturing and commodity buying.
Strong negotiation skills, with a track record of supplier management and cost savings.
Commercially sharp with excellent Excel and analytical skills.
Confident communicator who can influence stakeholders and solve problems.
Degree educated; CIPS qualification desirable.
Organised, proactive, and results focused, with the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Why Join?
This is your chance to lead strategically important categories in a business that values procurement as a driver of performance. You'll gain visibility across the organisation, partner with multiple functions, and directly shape supply resilience and competitiveness. Alongside a strong reward package, you'll join a collaborative and ambitious culture where your expertise makes a real difference
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