Henderson Brown
Senior Commercial Procurement Manager - Fresh Produce
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Senior Commercial Procurement Manager - Fresh Produce
A major fresh produce business is looking for a Senior Commercial Procurement Manager to join its commercial procurement team.
This is not a corporate procurement role. It is a hands-on, market-facing position where supply, price, quality, availability, and customer demand all need to be balanced quickly and commercially.
The role sits close to the wholesale and trading side of the business, so it will suit someone who enjoys the pace of fresh produce, understands daily market movement, and is comfortable working in an early-start, commercially driven environment.
Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid working: 2 days on-site
Salary: £70,000 - £85,000 DOE + £5,250 car allowance + 15% bonus + benefits
The Opportunity
This is a key role within a large fresh produce operation, focused on securing the right supply, at the right quality and price, while supporting margin, availability, and customer service.
You’ll work closely with suppliers, growers, traders, commercial teams, technical, logistics, and operations, making sure supply programmes are commercially sound and responsive to market conditions.
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It would suit someone from a fresh produce background who has worked across procurement, trading, sales, supply programmes, or commercial management — particularly within fruit, imports, wholesale, foodservice, or retail supply.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage supplier and grower relationships across fresh produce categories.
- Negotiate pricing, supply, claims, and commercial terms.
- Support daily and seasonal trading decisions around availability, quality, margin, and customer demand.
- Work closely with sales, trading, technical, logistics, and operations teams.
- Monitor market movement, supply risk, crop conditions, and pricing pressure.
- Help shape supply programmes that balance service, quality, and profitability.
- Build strong, practical relationships with suppliers, growers, and internal stakeholders.
What We’re Looking For
You’ll need strong fresh produce experience, ideally with fruit categories such as grapes, citrus, berries, stone fruit, melons, tropical fruit, or exotics.
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The business is open to different routes into the role, but your background is likely to include one or more of the following:
- Fresh produce trading
- Sales and procurement
- Commercial procurement
- Fruit buying
- Wholesale or foodservice produce
- Supplier-side commercial management
- Retail-facing fresh produce supply
You do not need to come from a traditional procurement structure. What matters is that you understand fresh produce, can negotiate commercially, manage supplier relationships, react to market movement, and make good decisions under pressure.
You’ll be commercially sharp, practical, confident with suppliers, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment where no two days are the same.
Why Join?
This is a strong opportunity to join a major fresh produce business in a visible commercial role, with real influence over supply, margin, availability, and customer service.
You’ll be close to the action, working in a business where market knowledge, supplier relationships, and sound judgement really matter.
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