At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage procurement of ingredients, ensuring quality and cost efficiency across UK sites.
- Company: Well-known food business with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, hybrid working, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Join a supportive team and make a real impact in a growing company.
- Why this job: Shape the future of food by driving innovation and efficiency in procurement.
- Qualifications: 4+ years in procurement, strong commercial acumen, and excellent Excel skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Location: Hertfordshire area, Hybrid - 2 days on site, rest from home
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 + package
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Here's your chance to shape the ingredients that go into millions of goods across the UK. We're looking for an experienced Procurement Manager - Ingredients to take ownership of a key category within a well-known food business. This is a broad and strategic role, managing the end-to-end procurement of raw materials and working closely with stakeholders across the Group to find efficiencies, reduce risk, and support innovation.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Managing ingredient (dairy & oils) procurement across UK sites - ensuring continuity, quality, and cost efficiency.
- Developing and delivering robust category strategies for commodity buying.
- Leading risk management across the supply chain - spotting issues before they arise.
- Working hand-in-hand with NPD to drive innovation and value engineering.
- Delivering savings through data-led decision making and smart timing of material cover.
- Owning supplier relationships - ensuring OTIF delivery and long-term collaboration.
- Improving supply planning and reporting with internal teams including planning, bakeries and finance.
- Reporting on buying variances and improving supplier performance reporting.
- Managing SAP systems including contract and PO management.
- Supporting on Group-wide initiatives and ad hoc projects.
What We're Looking For:
- Minimum 4 years' procurement experience - ideally in food manufacturing or commodities.
- Strong commercial acumen with a proven track record of managing complex supplier relationships.
- Resilient and tenacious - thrives in fast-paced environments and under pressure.
- Excellent Excel skills and analytical mindset.
- Great communicator - confident handling challenging situations.
- Organised, detail-focused, and proactive.
- Comfortable with SAP and MS Office systems.
Package & Benefits:
- circa £60,000 - £70,000 base salary
- Bonus
- Hybrid
Why Join?
This is a chance to step into a high-impact role with a business that's well-established, growing, and open to fresh thinking. You'll join a supportive, collaborative team with plenty of variety, autonomy, and opportunity to make your mark.
Procurement Manager - Commodities employer: Henderson Brown Procurement & Supply Chain
Join a well-established and growing food business in Central London as a Procurement Manager, where you'll have the opportunity to shape the ingredients that go into millions of goods across the UK. Enjoy a hybrid work model that promotes work-life balance, alongside a competitive salary and bonus package, while being part of a supportive and collaborative team that values innovation and offers ample opportunities for professional growth.
Contact Details:
Henderson Brown Procurement & Supply Chain Recruitment Team
