 
        My client is a growing and disruptive private label supplier of finished nutritional supplements. They partner with brands to deliver premium and bespoke products, from concept through to launch, offering finished units across a wide variety of nutritional products. As part of their continued growth, they are seeking a Procurement & Costing Manager to lead and elevate their procurement and costing functions. This is a hands on leadership role, overseeing the Procurement team and taking responsibility for strategic cost control, supplier relationships, budgeting, stock management and supplier contracts. The idea procurement manager will have: Proven experience (6 years) in procurement or buying roles, ideally in the food, food supplements, nutraceuticals, or related FMCG industries. Experience in checking, validating, and approving cost models to ensure accuracy and consistency across multiple product lines. Confidence in providing final authorisation of costs and being accountable for commercial accuracy. Demonstrable supplier negotiation experience: contracts, pricing, shipping/freight terms. Familiarity with import/export logistics, duties, compliance. Experience managing demand forecasting, inventory planning, reduction of waste or short-dated stock. Strong analytical skills; adept at working with numbers, Excel, data analysis; comfortable with financial modelling. Leadership experience, able to mentor, manage, and develop more junior procurement staff. Excellent communication skills; able to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders. Highly organised; good multi-tasker; able to manage competing priorities under pressure. Strong IT skills; experience with ERP/procurement software; ideally also comfortable with reporting tools and dashboards. Outstanding attention to detail, but also able to see strategic, long-term opportunities. Please apply and contact James Wilkinson at enthrive ltd if you have the pre-requisites required to thrive in this opportunity