Procurement Manager

The Procurement Manager ensures apetito has a clear strategy for purchasing raw materials and packaging. You will be responsible for managing a spend of approximately £13m per annum across key food categories within a fast paced, high volume manufacturing environment. You will have a solid experience of both the purchasing process (tender, negotiation and award ) and strategic sourcing (market data, supply chain, cost control). You will have a passion for purchasing and aspire to be part of agile business where we can support your career development. To be a success, you'll have a talent for negotiation with exceptional networking and communication skills. Most importantly, you are able to work on your own initiative as well as being an integral part of a high performing team. This role will require some travel, primarily to UK suppliers; however this may be extended toward both European and international travel as required. A typical amount could be 5 days travel per month. This role is based at our UK Head Office in Trowbridge Wiltshire. Once you're trained and able to work independently, you'll have the option to work up to 2 days a week from home (depending on operational commitments)