Procurement Manager

A high-growth, PE-backed, quick-service retail/grocery brand with a strong presence through the UK and parts of Europe. This business is renowned for delicious fresh food that makes it a top choice for healthy eating. They have ambitious plans for continued global growth utilising best-in-class food, latest technology, innovation, and their talented workforce.

Reports to the Head of Procurement & Supply Chain and plays a critical role delivering strategic and commercial leadership to the group. Provides key leadership to ensure that the function enables the business to grow through delivering category strategies that help manage risk and drive value for the business and franchise and supply partners. This role is accountable for the procurement and supply chain of core food, beverage and non-food categories through the creation and implementation of category strategies.

The Procurement Manager will need to have strong commercial experience and skills in Food Service and/or Food Retail – with the capability to manage a multi-million pound spend, along with expert stakeholder management skills and a self-starter mindset. Sourcing and selection from international supply partners experience is key for this role. You will be able to demonstrate a strong negotiation and high-level analytical problem-solving business skills. Meeting with supply and distribution partners, negotiating terms, maintaining great service levels and managing relationships.

• Strategic Procurement Leadership: Develop and implement category strategies for food, beverage, and non-food items to drive business growth and manage risk across UK and international markets.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with supply partners and internal teams, ensuring alignment on goals and operational needs.
• Negotiation and Problem-Solving: Demonstrate exceptional negotiation skills and analytical problem-solving abilities to optimise procurement processes and achieve cost efficiencies.
• Market Awareness: Stay updated on market trends and commodity information to inform procurement decisions and enhance product offerings.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work collaboratively across departments to support the company’s growth strategy and drive continuous improvement in supply chain performance.

Active role in creating and delivering strategy that allows the business to beat its sustainability targets with supply and distribution partners.

Accountable for the Procurement and Supply Chain of selected categories (experience and development dependant) across the UK & International markets through creation and timely implementation of Category Strategies.

You will report to the Head of Procurement & Supply Chain and as a key member of the team you will strive to deliver the business’s growth strategy and the goals in support of the development of best-in-class performance and facilities.

Adopt a Continuous improvement culture to engage with Global Partners & SC leads to create value, cost improvement and efficiencies in everything you do.

You will continually investigate and recommend new and comparable materials, techniques, etc. that may increase profitability, productivity and effectiveness.

Keeping abreast of market trends and commodity information is an essential part of this role.

• Qualifications:

• Ability to demonstrate a broad experience of product types and processes is essential. External Procurement skills such as CIPS advantageous but not essential.
• Relevant commercial experience in procurement position preferably £100m+ in size.
• Able to draw on previous relevant experience of successfully managing and negotiating with supply partners in the UK and Internationally.
• Continually demonstrating strong negotiating performance and cross functional problem solving.
• Ability to understand and appreciate technical issues associated with your categories to always ensure adherence and commercialise them.
• Ability to work in a team environment to achieve service, revenue, profit and growth targets. Enjoy working as part of a team, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
• Always be pragmatic, thoughtful and customer driven.