Procurement Manager - Dairy & Oils
Location: Hertfordshire area, Hybrid - 2 days on site, rest from home
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + package
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 project...