Are you an experienced procurement professional with a strong background in food, FMCG or fast-moving manufacturing environments?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading business at a pivotal time, taking full ownership of operational and indirect category spend and playing a key role in driving commercial performance, supply security and continuous improvement.

This position would suit a confident, commercially astute procurement leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys partnering closely with site operations, technical functions and senior stakeholders.

You’ll be responsible for shaping sourcing strategy, leading negotiations, and delivering measurable value across a broad range of operational goods and services.

Role Overview

As Procurement Manager, you will take end-to-end responsibility for operational and indirect procurement activity across a complex multi-site environment.

You will define and implement sourcing strategies that ensure continuity of supply, competitive pricing and strong service levels, while identifying opportunities to improve profitability and reduce cost.

Working cross-functionally, you’ll lead tender activity, manage supplier relationships and develop robust commercial agreements that support long-term business needs.

You’ll also contribute to forecasting, budgeting and performance reporting, ensuring procurement activity is aligned with wider financial and operational objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver sourcing strategies across operational and indirect categories.

• Lead end-to-end tendering activity, from market review through to contract award.

• Negotiate commercial terms, SLAs and supplier agreements that deliver value and stability.

• Drive and support cost-saving and profit improvement initiatives.

• Manage category budgets, forecasts and cost variance analysis.

• Present recommendations and commercial proposals to senior leadership.

• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders across operations, technical and commercial teams.

• Resolve supplier issues proactively and support recovery of non-conformance costs where required.

About you

We’re looking for a proven procurement professional with experience gained in UK food, FMCG or related manufacturing environments.

You’ll bring strong commercial acumen, excellent negotiation skills and the confidence to influence at all levels of the business.

You will also offer:

• Experience in operational and/or indirect procurement.

• Strong understanding of P&L, budgeting and financial control.

• A data-led and analytical approach to decision-making.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• A proactive, hands-on mindset with the ability to work autonomously.

• The confidence to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.

This is a genuine opportunity to make a visible impact in a business that values commercial thinking, collaboration and continuous improvement. If you’re ready to take on a broad, influential procurement role with scope to shape strategy and deliver tangible results, we’d love to hear from you.