Procurement Manager in SG19, Everton, Central Bedfordshire
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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
If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.
- Location:
- Sandy
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Manager, Management, Procurement