Based - St Albans, AL1 2RE (Hybrid 50%)
Permanent, Full Time
Join Premier Foods - where people, brands and purpose come together.
We're proud to be one of the UK's largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain's best-loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK's top three ambient food suppliers. From much-loved household names such as Mr Kipling, Bisto, Oxo, Batchelors and Sharwoods, to our recently welcomed brands Fuel10k and Merchant Gourmet, our portfolio is packed with iconic favourites - and continues to grow.
Role Purpose
This newly created role sits within our Procurement Leadership Team and will play a pivotal part in shaping the future of Procurement at Premier Foods. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, you will lead our Procurement Excellence team-driving best-in-class processes, digital transformation, capability building, and continuous improvement across the function.
With Premier Foods entering an exciting period of growth and transformation-including recent acquisitions-this role ensures our procurement function continues to deliver award-winning performance whileanticipatingthe future needs of the business.
What y ou'll b e d oing
* Developing and implementing procurement strategies, frameworks, and policies to maximise value, mitigate risk and support our Enriching Life Plan.
* Leading cross-category transformation initiatives including digitalisation, process improvement, and supplier relationship excellence.
* Overseeing analytics, data insights, and performance measurement to drive informed decision-making.
* Building procurement capability via training, coaching, and development initiatives.
* Partnering collaboratively with Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance,ITand external suppliers to align procurement with business priorities.
* Managing major change programmes, delivering measurableimpactand embedding continuous improvement.
* Acting as a subject-matter expert on procurement trends, market insights, regulatoryrequirementsand best practice.
* Improving end-to-end Source to Pay processes-from tendering through requisitioning and invoicing.
* Supporting category teams to embed ESG and Enriching Life principles into everyday procurement activity.
What w e n eed f rom y ou
* Extensive experience in procurement, supplychainor commercial roles-ideally in FMCG or food manufacturing.
* Proven success leading transformation and change programmes.
* Strong analytics, strategicthinkingand problem-solving capability.
* Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills.
* Deep understanding of procurement systems, digitaltoolsand data analytics.
* Experience delivering training and capability initiatives.
* High commercial acumen and sound business judgement.
* A collaborative, proactive and results-focused approach with experience across both Directs andIndirectspreferred.
Whatweofferyouin return
* Competitive Salary
* Bonus
* Car Allowance
* Company Pension
* Private Medical
* Holiday Purchase Scheme
* Sharesave Scheme
* EV Car Scheme
* Paid Volunteering Day
* Employees benefits platform access
At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.
We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.
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