Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer - Ingredients and Packaging Procurement Food Manufacturing - Multi-Site - High-Impact FMCG Environment Location: Newbury, Berkshire Salary: 40-50,000 + benefits + career opportunities + CPD (CIPS) A highly respected and rapidly evolving UK food manufacturing business is seeking an exceptional Buyer to take ownership of strategically critical procurement categories across ingredients and packaging (approximately 20m portfolio) within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment. This is a significant opportunity for an experienced procurement professional who thrives within commercially complex, operationally demanding, and highly collaborative manufacturing businesses. The role offers genuine visibility, influence, and the opportunity to shape category strategy within a business that is investing heavily in operational capability, customer partnerships, innovation, and long-term growth. The organisation operates within a dynamic food manufacturing environment supplying both retail and B2B channels, where procurement plays a central role in protecting margin, maintaining continuity of supply, driving innovation, and supporting wider commercial performance. This is not a transactional buying role. It requires a commercially astute, strategically minded procurement professional capable of operating across supplier markets, manufacturing operations, finance, planning, technical, NPD, and commercial teams to deliver measurable business impact. The Opportunity The ..... full job details .....