Food Industry Procurement Lead

12 hours ago


Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Prestige Purchasing Full time
About Our Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Prestige Purchasing as a Head of Procurement and lead our procurement team. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in shaping our procurement strategy and delivering exceptional results for our clients.

About You:

  • A minimum of 5 years' experience in senior procurement or category management roles within the food industry;
  • Previous experience of excellent stakeholder management at a senior level up to CEO;
  • Demonstrates a good understanding of complex supply chain models ideally within the foodservice industry;
  • Experience of managing a procurement team;
  • Strong negotiator and the ability to communicate at all levels;
  • Excellent level of IT competence including Microsoft Windows Software such as Excel;
  • High level of numeracy and an analytical approach;
  • Strong financial and commercial acumen with a high level of attention to detail;
  • Ability to influence;
  • Be a team player;
  • Able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines;
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload; and
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Salary and Benefits:

  • The salary for this role is estimated to be between £60,000 and £65,000 per annum, depending on experience;
  • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays which increases with service);
  • Pension;
  • Private Healthcare;
  • Healthcare cashback scheme;
  • Hybrid working;
  • Free car parking;
  • An on-site restaurant and a friendly working environment.


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