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Procurement Manager

Job Posted: 6 days ago

Salary: £ 70,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: SG19, Everton, Central Bedfordshire

Expire in: 21 days

Job Description

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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