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Procurement & Supply Planning Manager Italian speaking
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Location: Islington, London – Hybrid after probation
Industry: Food / FMCG
Salary: up to £50K, depending on experience + excellent benefits
Please apply only if you have the settled or pre-settled status.
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Procurement & Supply Planning Manager to join a growing food business.
This is a hands-on role combining procurement, forecasting, inventory planning, supplier negotiation, purchasing administration, and inbound logistics. You will manage a multi-SKU product portfolio and play an important role in improving and automating our purchasing and supply-planning processes through NetSuite.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage SKU-level forecasting and translate demand into purchasing requirements.
- Manage purchasing across a large portfolio of SKUs and multiple suppliers.
- Monitor stock levels, stock cover, overstock, slow-moving products, and OOS risks.
- Raise and manage purchase orders, considering forecasts, MOQs, lead times, and inventory levels.
- Build strong supplier relationships and lead negotiations on pricing, MOQs, payment terms, lead times, and commercial conditions.
- Proactively identify cost-saving and process-improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate inbound logistics, transport providers, and delivery schedules.
- Work closely with Sales, Finance, NPD, and warehouse partners.
- Maintain accurate supplier, pricing, and purchasing information.
- Help develop a more automated, data-driven purchasing and forecasting process using NetSuite.
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What We're Looking For
- 3–5+ years' experience in procurement, purchasing, supply planning, or supply chain.
- Food, FMCG, or grocery industry experience strongly preferred.
- Proven experience managing and forecasting a large multi-SKU portfolio.
- Strong supplier negotiation and commercial skills.
- Good understanding of forecasting, inventory management, MOQs, lead times, and stock planning.
- Experience coordinating logistics and inbound deliveries.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills.
- Experience using an ERP/MRP system; NetSuite experience is highly desirable.
- Comfortable with both strategic/commercial responsibilities and day-to-day purchasing administration.
- Proactive, organised, and able to work independently and recommend solutions.
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Languages: Italian and English.
This role offers the opportunity to help reorganise and modernise our procurement and supply-planning function, moving towards greater automation, improved forecasting, and more effective use of NetSuite.
We are looking for someone who can combine strong commercial thinking with hands-on operational management and who is motivated to improve how things are done. Please apply ASAP if this sounds like you.
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