Procurement Manager

OverviewThe Procurement team is responsible for ensuring that the company has a clear strategy when purchasing goods and services. Our indirect purchasing team has a growing responsibility to ensure goods and services are procured in an efficient way ensuring best value is achieved for the company. This Procurement Manager role is to support the IT and Marketing departments with both non-tendered spend and tenders (for contracts worth over £100k per year).

You will have a passion for purchasing and be experienced to work independently with stakeholders and suppliers. We are a growing, agile business and can support your career development. You will have a talent in negotiation with exceptional networking and communication skills. You will have a solid understanding of both the purchasing process (tender, negotiation and award) and strategic sourcing (market data, supply chain, cost control). Most importantly, you are able to work on your own initiative as well as being an integral part of a high performing team.

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings. Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness. Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities

To develop and implement sourcing and category plans aligned to business goals and objectives which deliver cost leadership, innovation, service excellence and process and product improvement

Supplier evaluation, selection and contract development

Implementation of initiatives through effective programme and project management

Provide support and advice in the sourcing of new goods/services for the wider business

Compliance to procurement policies and procedures

Capturing food safety and quality criteria within any procurement process that may pose any risk to food/the food manufacturing process with responses available to the technical team to manage any risk.

Ensuring Ethical and Sustainable responsibilities are addressed in the supplier selection process

Essential

Proven strategic procurement experience

Able to build strong working relationships with stakeholders

Impactful and adaptable negotiator capable of influencing decision makers, suppliers and stakeholders

Competent using digital procurement tools

Ability to develop robust contracts and negotiate contract terms

Innovative thinker with ability to generate/deliver valued added procurement solutions that positively affect the performance of the business

Highly analytical with the ability to measure and provide meaningful data insights

Effective and adaptable communicator with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

Resilient and persistent with the ability to act at pace and influence decisions

Strong personal organisation skills capable of initiating, prioritising and managing several projects simultaneously

Desirable

Previous experience of purchasing indirect categories in IT and/or marketing

Degree, or equivalent, qualification in a relevant discipline

Valid UK driving licence

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) membership or additional relevant postgraduate qualification

Personal Qualities

Persuading and Influencing - Makes a strong personal impression on others; Gains clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating

Planning and Organising - Sets clearly defined objectives; Plans activities and projects well in advance; Manages time effectively

Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking - Keeps up-to-date with market trends; Identifies business opportunities; Demonstrates financial awareness

Analysing - Analyzes data to produce workable solutions

Deciding and Initiating Action - Makes prompt decisions and takes responsibility for actions

Benefits

Competitive salary - accredited Living Wage employer

25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays

Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%

Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Free turkey or voucher at Christmas

Apeto to perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment typeFull-time

Job functionPurchasing and Supply Chain

IndustriesFood and Beverage Manufacturing

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. 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 ..... full job details .....