Strategic Procurement Manager

Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager (ingredients)

Location: Cambridgeshire

Setup: Hybrid, 3 days per week on-site

Job Type: Perm

Benefits: The role offers a competitive salary package that reflects the candidate's experience and industry standards

Company Overview:

A renowned food company known for its innovative and premium offerings, this brand is celebrated for its commitment to quality and craftsmanship. With a strong focus on sustainability and ethical sourcing, it continues to grow its loyal customer base both locally and internationally.

Role Purpose:

The Strategic Procurement Manager will own the category sourcing strategy and manage a direct report. You will be a procurement change leader, driving high-level functional transformation for the category. Implementing best practice procurement processes tailored for business needs. You will be accountable and responsible for leading the Ingredients strategy to optimise growth, environmental/social targets, cost and quality, whilst mitigating supply failure risks and driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive a strategic category management approach across the ingredients supply chain, to optimise the value provided by third parties, taking advantage of cross-functional and international opportunities across the business.
• Define Governance & Performance Framework, Leading initiatives to streamline procurement processes, leveraging technology and best practices to drive efficiency and support long-term goals.
• Leading business partnering with stakeholders across all levels of the business, to drive early alignment to maximise supplier capabilities for growth and profit for the business.
• Identify and deliver a pipeline of activity to enhance the value proposition to consumers, partnering end-to-end across the supply chain to optimise performance.
• Jointly develop and deploy the SRM framework, all associated business processes, guidance and toolkits, across the ingredients team.
• Manage the ingredients commodity market price risk strategy and execution, owning the business communication. Support delivery and shaping future ESG/Sustainability strategy and identify, mitigate and manage risk across direct supplier relationships, improving supply chain transparency, resilience and social and environmental conditions.

Requirements:

• Line management experience
• Strong ingredients or third-party sourcing strategy and supplier relationship management experience.
• Commodity price risk management
• Strong drive to deliver results and build relations at all levels
• Background from FMCG or Food

How to Apply:

Please send your CV to lee@hendbrown.com or contact me on LinkedIn.