The Company
We’re supporting a well-established FMCG manufacturer with an immediate requirement for a Procurement Manager to join its Direct Procurement Team on an initial 6-month fixed-term contract.

Hybrid working with 3 days on site working in Leeds area.

The Opportunity
The Procurement Manager is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys getting into the detail. You’ll take ownership of a focused portfolio of direct materials suppliers, helping the business navigate pricing volatility, strengthen supplier management and bring greater discipline to commercial data and category management.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Managing a portfolio of packaging and/or ingredients suppliers
• Developing and implementing category and sourcing strategies
• Leading supplier negotiations and supporting inflation mitigation, cost optimisation and supply continuity
• Focusing upon more structured supplier relationship/performance management
• Managing price changes and ensuring commercial data is accurate across SAP and associated systems
• Tackling pricing discrepancies, invoice queries and forecasting/data issues
• Identifying opportunities to improve value, service and supply resilience

About You
The Procurement Manager will be commercially sharp, analytical and comfortable in rolling their sleeves up.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Procurement/category management experience across packaging, ingredients or other direct materials
• Experience within FMCG or a similar fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong supplier negotiation and relationship-management skills
• Confidence working with SAP, Excel and commercial data
• Strong numerical skills and excellent attention to detail
• The ability to work proactively, challenge where required and quickly get to grips with a new category

If you are a strong, commercially minded procurement professional with the right direct-materials exposure, systems' capability and attitude, please get in touch. This role would be equally suited to a Buyer or Senior Buyer with the relevant sector/category experience and an analytical approach!