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About the Role

As our Procurement Manager, you'll shape partnerships and sourcing strategies to support Little Moons' growth. You will build a resilient, sustainable supply base, monitor market trends, and make smart commercial decisions. Collaboration with internal teams and external partners is key to solving challenges and creating value. This role requires strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and a passion for continuous improvement. You will also lead and develop the procurement team, fostering an environment for high performance.

Responsibilities

Deliver the Procurement Strategy in line with business objectives.
Translate company growth plans into effective sourcing and supplier strategies.
Support the Head of SC & P to build and maintain a multi-year procurement roadmap.
Drive adherence to procurement governance, policies and best practices.
Drive continuous improvement across procurement processes, systems and ways of working.
Act as the procurement lead for key business initiatives and transformational projects.
Lead, coach and develop the procurement team to create a high-performing function.
Establish clear objectives, development plans and succession planning.
Promote a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.
Ensure procurement capability evolves in line with business growth requirements.
Act as a mentor and escalation point for complex commercial and supplier issues.
Develop partnerships with key suppliers and manufacturing partners.
Establish supplier segmentation and relationship management frameworks.
Identify opportunities for joint innovation, cost optimisation and sustainability improvements.
Drive supplier performance through robust governance and KPI management.
Deliver procurement savings, cost avoidance and value creation targets.
Own procurement budget performance and savings forecasting with the Head of SC & P.
Define commercial negotiation strategies for key spend areas.
Challenge existing cost structures and identify opportunities to improve margin.
Ensure appropriate contractual protection and commercial governance is in place.
Own the procurement risk management framework.
Ensure robust mitigation plans exist across strategic suppliers, ingredients and packaging.
Monitor market volatility, geopolitical developments and supply chain risks.
Lead procurement's response to significant supply disruptions.
Develop long-term resilience strategies to support business continuity.
Create supplier-enabled innovation pipelines to support future growth.
Support expansion into new products, channels and markets through effective sourcing strategies.
Identify and introduce new suppliers, technologies and capabilities.
Ensure procurement is engaged early in the innovation process to maximise value creation.
Lead delivery of responsible sourcing and supply chain sustainability objectives.
Drive supplier engagement and alignment against the Little Moons Positive Sourcing standard.
Support carbon reduction, packaging sustainability and responsible sourcing initiatives.
Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and reporting requirements.

Requirements

Strong experience in procurement management within food manufacturing.
Experience leading procurement teams and developing people.
Proven track record of delivering strategic sourcing programmes and significant commercial value.
Strong supplier relationship management and negotiation expertise.
Experience building category strategies and procurement roadmaps.
Strong understanding of supply chain risk management.
Excellent stakeholder influencing skills, including senior leadership engagement.
Right to work in the United Kingdom.

Skills

Procurement Strategy
Sourcing Strategies
Commercial Decisions
Category Strategies
Supplier Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Team Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Negotiation
Supply Chain Risk Management
Innovation
Sustainability
Responsible Sourcing

Location

United Kingdom

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Manager

Education Level

Professional procurement qualification (e.g. CIPS) is a bonus

Benefits

Medicash, Private Health Scheme & Life Insurance
Enhanced Baby Leave (sixteen weeks off on full pay)
Remote emotional support via Health Assured
Discretionary annual bonus
Paid sick leave
25 days holiday plus public holidays
Additional days off with long service
Salary Extra - Discounts and Vouchers
Birthday off
Team volunteer days
Cycle to work scheme

About the Company

Little Moons is a fast-growing and dynamic business.
We are an ambitious and people-first environment.
We are committed to welcoming everyone, regardless of gender identity, orientation or expression.
We are diverse in age, race, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective.
Our diversity fuels our innovation, brings diversity of thought, and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.

Equal Opportunity

We have built, and nurtured, a culture where inclusiveness is not a buzzword, but a way of being.
Our approach to diversity is simple, it’s about embracing everyone, and everyone is welcome at Little Moons.