Head of Procurement
Hiring Company

The hiring company name is
confidential for this listing.
About the Role
Greater London, United Kingdom Area (On-site)
The Company is seeking a Head of Procurement to take on a pivotal leadership role in shaping and driving the procurement strategy. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the procurement function, influencing business-wide decision-making, and ensuring the delivery of commercial value and supply resilience across a diverse international supplier base. This role requires a proven leader with strong commercial and negotiation capabilities, experience in managing complex supplier relationships, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. Experience in fast-moving consumer goods, food manufacturing, or a similar fast-paced product-led environment is highly advantageous. As the Head of Procurement, you will be tasked with developing and delivering a procurement strategy that is aligned with business objectives, leading strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contract management activities. Building and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers and external partners is essential, as is driving cost optimization, supplier performance, and risk mitigation initiatives. The role also involves leading and developing a high-performing procurement and supply planning team, and partnering with senior stakeholders across various business functions to ensure continuous improvement in procurement processes, systems, and governance.
Functions:
- Operations
About the Company
A growing FMCG business seeking strategic procurement leadership and supplier resilience
Industry
Consumer Goods
Type
Privately Held