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