Procurement Manager

Overview:

Are you a commercially driven Procurement professional looking to make a real impact across a diverse and business-critical services portfolio?

At apetito, we are looking for a Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and supplier management across key service categories (indirect) including HR Services, Business Support Services, Travel and Utilities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence both strategic and operational spend, working closely with stakeholders across the business.

You will have a solid understanding of both the purchasing process (tender, negotiation and award) and strategic sourcing (market data, supply chain, cost control.)

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 2 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.

Who we are:

apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.

Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.

Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.

Responsibilities:

Lead end-to-end procurement activity, from strategy development through to contract award

Deliver cost savings, value improvements and risk mitigation across your portfolio

Partner with HR, Finance and operational stakeholders to support business priorities

Manage key supplier relationships, driving performance and continuous improvement

Ensure compliance with procurement policies, contracts and regulatory requirements

Monitor market trends (e.g. energy and travel) to inform sourcing decisions

Qualifications/Personal Qualities:

Essential:

Proven experience in a procurement role, ideally in service categories

Impactful and adaptable negotiator capable of influencing key business stakeholders and decision makers

Innovative thinker with ability to generate/deliver valued added procurement solutions that positively affect the performance of the business

Highly analytical with the ability to measure and provide meaningful information to the wider business

Effective and adaptable communicator

Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

Resilient and persistent

Act at pace and meet deadlines

Strong organisation skills- capable of initiating, prioritising and managing several projects simultaneously

Desirable:

Experience in procurement for utilities, HR services or business services

Full UK driving Licence

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) membership or additional relevant postgraduate qualification

Company Benefits:

Competitive salary – accredited Living Wage employer

25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays

Option to purchase up to 5 additional days holiday per year

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Pension scheme - employer matched contributions up to 4%

Life assurance scheme worth at least 1x annual salary

Subsidised canteen

Free parking

Free turkey or voucher at Christmas

apetito perks scheme including salary sacrifice options and retail discounts

Our Values:

As a family-owned business, we take great pride in being a company that makes a real difference and is dedicated to creating outstanding meals to be proud of.

We develop a range of products designed to enhance health and well-being for all our customers.

We are driven by a passion for service and dedicated to feeding some of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We proudly support British food and farming, focusing on using the best ethical and sustainable produce in alignment with our goal to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Our ethical standards are recognised by the ETI and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.

Learn more about apetito’s commitment to a more sustainable future.

We embrace inclusion, empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Our commitment to making a real difference extends to customers, communities, and staff and we're on a mission to build an inclusive workplace where everyone reaches their full potential.