Assistant Purchasing Manager Job at 14forty (Wimbledon, London)

Job Description

As Assistant Purchasing Manager, you will play a key role in the planning and delivery of one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events. Working closely with the Culinary Purchasing Manager, you will support the end-to-end procurement of multi-million-pound food categories, ensuring seamless supply, exceptional quality, and value for money across the Championships. This role is central to enabling world-class culinary delivery at scale, requiring strong commercial awareness, meticulous planning, and close collaboration with culinary, operations, and supplier partners to meet the unique demands of Wimbledon.

Job Responsibility

Support the Culinary Purchasing Manager in developing and delivering a purchasing strategy that drives year-on-year value, efficiency and savings across all food categories
Manage supplier relationships across fresh, multi-temperature, confectionery and food-to-go categories, including sourcing new products and forecasting Championship requirements
Play a key role in planning and delivering a complex, large-scale logistics operation, ensuring robust delivery schedules and seamless food supply throughout the Championships
Build and maintain accurate product forecasts, order sheets and menu costings, working closely with Finance to track spend and ensure food costs remain within budget
Lead food ordering activity before and during the tournament, working collaboratively with the purchasing and operations teams to manage stock levels and respond to live operational changes
Line manage the permanent purchasing and stores team, supporting performance, engagement and development, and lead the induction and training of temporary tournament colleagues
Work closely with culinary stakeholders, the Recipe, Allergen & Specification team and Learning & Development to ensure product compliance, accurate financial data, and strong team capability
Champion a people-first culture, promoting collaboration, accountability and high retention across the team
Ensure full compliance with all food safety, allergen, health & safety and regulatory requirements, maintaining robust systems, audits and traceability at all times

Requirements

A confident and credible influencer, with a natural ability to coach, develop and inspire others
A highly motivated self-starter who takes ownership, shows initiative and thrives in a fast-paced, high-profile environment
Passionate about food, with a genuine curiosity for emerging trends, products and innovation across the food & beverage landscape
Proactive, positive and collaborative, able to build trusted relationships quickly and work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
Comfortable driving change, bringing others with you and navigating complexity with clarity and confidence
Commercially minded and inquisitive, with a strong eye for value, opportunity and continuous improvement
Able to operate and influence at all levels, from on-the-ground teams to senior stakeholders
A strong problem solver who applies sound judgement to make balanced, well-informed business decisions

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