Head of Procurement

Head Of Procurement

The head of procurement owns the cost of goods sold for the business, leading all sourcing, supplier negotiation, and category strategy across food, beverage, packaging, and non-product supplies. This is a commercially driven role: beyond securing supply, the person is accountable for protecting and improving margin through smarter buying, product and specification improvement, and tight collaboration with product development team, operations, finance, and marketing - including the end-to-end management of limited time offers.

Key responsibilities include cost and margin ownership, supplier and contract management, product improvement and category strategy, LTO and new product management, compliance and food safety, and leadership.

Required qualifications and experience include significant procurement experience in F&B, hospitality, foodservice, retail, or FMCG, with demonstrable ownership of COGS/margin. Proven track record negotiating with food/beverage suppliers and distributors and delivering measurable cost savings. Strong commercial and analytical background - comfortable building cost models and working in detail with finance. Experience managing or developing a procurement team. Knowledge of food safety and quality standards relevant to the category. Degree in a relevant field and/or recognized procurement qualification (e.g. CIPS) preferred.

Skills and competencies include sharp negotiator with strong commercial judgement, highly numerate and data-literate; advanced spreadsheet skills, organized and able to manage multiple categories, suppliers, and launches in parallel, hands-on, ownership mindset, comfortable in a fast-moving environment.