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Senior Recruitment Leader | Procurement & Supply Chain Specialist | Supporting the UK’s Best Food Companies
Procurement Manager – Dairy & Oils
Location: Hertfordshire area, Hybrid – 2 days on site, rest from home
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.
* Bonus
* Hybrid – 2 days on site, rest from home
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.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
* Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Retail, and Food and Beverage Services
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