Head of Procurement
Ref: AS2394773
London, UK
£295,000
- Permanent
- Food And Beverage Procurement
- Strategic Supplier Management
- Category Management
About the candidate
An accomplished procurement leader with extensive experience across food, beverage, FMCG and quick service restaurant environments. They bring a strong commercial mindset, excellent negotiation skills and a proven ability to build strategic supplier partnerships across UK and European markets.
They are a collaborative and analytical operator who is confident leading procurement strategy, category management and supplier performance improvement. With experience supporting new product launches and developing high-performing teams, they would be a strong fit for a permanent senior procurement role in a fast-paced, commercially focused business.
What makes them great?
- Delivered Strong Cost Savings: Implemented procurement initiatives that reduced expenditure by around 20% while improving supplier performance and compliance.
- Improved Sourcing Efficiency: Contributed to around a 15% increase in savings through tactical sourcing activity and data-led procurement analysis.
- Commercial Category Leader: Supported new product launches and supplier negotiations that helped improve category profitability and drive market share growth.
Areas of expertise
- Strategic Procurement: Experienced in leading procurement operations across diverse food and beverage product portfolios, with a focus on value, compliance and supplier performance.
- Category Management: Skilled in managing key product categories, negotiating contracts and working cross-functionally with marketing and operations teams to support growth.
- Supplier & Market Analysis: Strong capability in analysing market trends and supplier metrics to identify sourcing opportunities and improve commercial outcomes.