Procurement Category Manager | Beverages
Your Consultant
Are you a procurement professional looking for a strategic, high-impact role in the food and beverage sector? This is an opportunity to take ownership of a £30m cold beverage category within a £270m retail spend, driving procurement excellence and supplier innovation.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Develop and implement category strategies to maximise value.
- Manage supplier relationships, leading contract negotiations and driving commercial success.
- Identify market trends and growth opportunities to enhance offerings.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure category alignment with business objectives.
- Own financial and commercial KPIs, ensuring strong performance across the category.
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven procurement experience, ideally within food and beverages.
- Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
- A strategic thinker with excellent supplier relationship management skills.
- Analytical mindset, able to translate data into actionable insights.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Why Join?
- Competitive salary & benefits package: £60,000 + 20% bonus +
- Flexible working environment: 2-3 days a week in either the Surrey or London office
- Career development & progression opportunities
- Be part of a market-leading procurement organisation who are growing via acquisitions
If you have the relevant category experience across cold beverages within a food & beverage service environment looking to work for a market leader, please get in touch direct on brad@talentdrive.co.uk or apply directly.
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