Company: Bramwith Consulting
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
In this role, you lead strategic sourcing initiatives for a global foods manufacturer, focusing on cost optimization across the UK & Ireland. You will manage end-to-end category projects, build relationships across markets, and gain international exposure with travel across the UK and Europe. You work within a collaborative procurement team to drive transformation and deliver tangible value. This is an opportunity to shape procurement practices and the category strategy within a international business.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary
- bonus
- flexible working
- international exposure
- travel opportunities
Responsibilities
- Report to senior stakeholders and raise visibility across the business
- Shape and implement strategic sourcing plans to drive category performance
- Drive cost savings, innovation and sustainability through supplier negotiations and contracts
- Influence business-wide transformation and compliance with policies and legislation
- Lead a pipeline of strategic category projects and deliver lasting impact
- Travel across the UK and Europe to represent the business in person
Key requirements
- Proven experience in category management, procurement and strategic buying to drive sourcing performance and value
- Strong negotiation and supplier management to secure contracts and maximize long-term value
- Solid understanding of the F&B market to identify sourcing opportunities and trends
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and cross-functional communication to drive initiatives
- Strong commercial awareness and financial acumen to develop cost strategies and budgets
- excellent stakeholder engagement
- cross-functional collaboration
- proactive problem-solving
- category management
- strategic sourcing
- contract management
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Posted: October 24th, 2026