Director of procurement

Procurement Director – F&B Retail Business – Hybrid - £130K + Benefits

My client is a leading F&B Retail business with an excellent reputation and ambitious growth plans

They are currently looking for a Procurement Director to join their team. The successful Procurement Director will be responsible for leading procurement strategy across retail F&B categories, driving cost savings, enhancing supplier performance, and ensuring resilient supply chain

s.
This is a senior leadership role requiring strong commercial acumen, supplier market expertise, and a proven ability to deliver cost savings while maintaining quality and service leve

ls.
This is the perfect opportunity for a high performing Procurement Director to join a leading business who can match their ambition and offer great exposure and genuine opportunit

ies.
Responsibilities inc

• lude:Develop and implement a group-wide procurement strategy aligned with business growth object
• ives.Lead retail strategies across all food and beverage catego
• ries.Identify and deliver cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality or brand stand
• ards.Establish long-term strategic supplier partnerships and negotiate high-value contr
• acts.Drive competitive tendering processes and ensure robust supplier performance manage
• ment.Mitigate supply risks and ensure resilience across global and local supply mar
• kets.Oversee procurement planning, demand forecasting collaboration, and inventory optimisa
• tion.Implement best-in-class procurement systems, controls, and governance framew

orks.
The Ideal Procurement Director Cand

• idate:Proven experience in senior procurement roles within a large corporate retail enviro
• nment.Proven success negotiating with major FMCG brands and wholesale pa
• rtnersExcellent understanding of pricing, promotions, range and retail exec
• ution.Exceptional knowledge across all food and beverage categ
• ories.Demonstrated leadership experience managing procurement category
• teamsCommercially driven with strong financial
• acumenStrong stakeholder management and client-facing expe

rience
If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to Mikey at COREcruitment dot com / mikey@corecruitm