Procurement Manager

The Procurement Manager ensures apetito has a clear strategy for purchasing raw materials and packaging.

You will be responsible for managing a spend of approximately £13m per annum across key food categories within a fast paced, high volume manufacturing environment.

You will have a solid experience of both the purchasing process (tender, negotiation and award ) and strategic sourcing (market data, supply chain, cost control).

You will have a passion for purchasing and aspire to be part of agile business where we can support your career development. To be a success, you'll have a talent for negotiation with exceptional networking and communication skills.

Most importantly, you are able to work on your own initiative as well as being an integral part of a high performing team.

This role will require some travel, primarily to UK suppliers; however this may be extended toward both European and international travel as required. A typical amount could be 5 days travel per month.

• →Proven procurement experience, ideally in a food manufacturing environment
• →Strong negotiation and supplier management skills
• →Experience of delivering tangible cost savings and managing risk
• →Ability to interpret market data and develop concise category strategies
• →Impactful and adaptable negotiator capable of influencing stakeholders and decision makers
• →Working knowledge of food safety, quality and supply chain compliance
• →An advocate for sustainable sourcing practices 
• →Effective and adaptable communicator
• →Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• →Resilient and persistent
• →Act at pace and meet deadlines
• →Strong organisation skills- capable of initiating, prioritising and managing several projects simultaneously

• Ability to use SAP effectively
• Full UK driving Licence
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) membership or additional relevant postgraduate qualification

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.