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Director of Procurement
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Procurement Director
UK / Hybrid (Home Counties)
£120,000 – £140,000 + bonus + benefits
I'm supporting a fast-growing, investor-backed manufacturer on a key strategic hire in its senior leadership team.
This is the business's first group-level procurement appointment. It reports to the CEO and CFO and owns procurement across a multi-site manufacturing operation.
The Opportunity
This is not a traditional procurement role.
In food manufacturing, ingredients and packaging are the biggest cost on the P&L. The business has grown quickly through acquisition, and buying still happens largely at site level. You'll build the procurement function from the ground up and become one of the biggest levers for improving margin as the business scales.
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- Owning and delivering the end-to-end procurement strategy across all sites
- Consolidating a fragmented supplier base into leveraged group agreements
- Leading sourcing across proteins, bakery, dairy, fresh produce, ingredients, and packaging, plus indirect spend
- Delivering a board-visible cost-out programme with measurable EBITDA impact in year one
- Putting forward-buying and commodity risk management in place
- Partnering with Finance, Operations, Technical, and Commercial at a senior level
- Supporting M&A integration and building a small, high-calibre buying team
What They're Looking For
- Senior procurement leadership in FMCG or food manufacturing, ideally chilled or short shelf-life
- A strong background in direct procurement (ingredients and packaging)
- Proven, evidenced cost savings and commercial impact
- A builder: someone who has created or professionalised a function, not just run one
- Experience in PE-backed, investor-backed, or transforming businesses
- The gravitas to operate at executive level, with a low-ego, high-pace style
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Why It's Worth a Conversation
- A genuine chance to shape strategy and build a function, not just execute
- High visibility with the CEO, CFO, and leadership team
- A business on a clear, funded growth journey
- Real influence over margin and performance
Interested, or know someone who'd be a great fit? Message me directly for a confidential conversation.
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