Category Procurement Manager
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-01-28
Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1, England, UK
Listing for:
D R Newitt & Associates
Full Time, Part Time, Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-01-28
Job specializations:
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Business
Supply Chain / Intl. Trade, Operations Manager, Business Management, Business Development
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Food Manufacturing – Midlands
£75K + Bonus + Benefits
Ready to take ownership of commodity procurement, build strategic supplier partnerships and lead teams across two sites within a growing food business?
We are recruiting for an established and highly respected food manufacturing group with a strong presence across the UK and Europe. The organisation supplies a diverse range of globally inspired products to major retail and food service customers and is recognised for responsible sourcing, authentic ingredients and long-term supplier partnerships.
The Role
The Category Procurement Manager will be responsible for the procurement of commodities within a defined portfolio, developing and executing category strategies that deliver value, mitigate risk and ensure continuity of supply. The role also carries people management responsibility across two sites, leading a small procurement team, ensuring alignment, capability development and consistent ways of working.
Operating cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, Technical and NPD, the role will manage a global supplier base and play a key part in shaping procurement strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
* Ownership of the procurement of commodities for the assigned categories
* Leadership and development of a small teams across two sites, managing workload, priorities and performance
* Developing and implementing category strategies to maximise commercial benefit and security of supply
* Leading Commodity Risk Management (CRM), monitoring global markets and price trends
* Ownership of Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and input to annual budgeting
* Delivery of cost savings, cost avoidance and efficiency improvement programmes
* Supplier relationship management, KPI monitoring and resolution of performance issues
* Execution of tenders and negotiation of supplier contracts
* Identification and onboarding of best-in-class suppliers and strategic partners
About You
The ideal candidate will be an experienced procurement professional from a food manufacturing environment, combining strong commercial capability with proven people leadership.
Essential skills and experience:
* 5+ years’ experience in commodity procurement, in food manufacturing
* Proven supplier relationship management and negotiation expertise
* Experience in Commodity Risk Management and market analysis
* Working knowledge of supplier contracts and legal principles
* Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems
* Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel and Power Point
* Experience managing and developing small teams, ideally across multiple sites
* Understanding of global supply chains and strategic sourcing
Additional Information
This role will see you at one site 3 days a week and the smaller site 1 day, with one day working from home, both sites are in the Midlands area
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