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A well-established food business is seeking a Procurement Manager to oversee sourcing across key food categories, ensuring supply, cost control, and strong supplier partnerships. This is a great opportunity to join a fast-moving environment where you'll play a key role in supplier management, contract negotiation and stock optimisation, working closely with commercial and operational teams. What you'll be doing: Managing supplier relationships and negotiating contracts Implementing sourcing strategies across key categories Supporting tenders and providing cost data for customer pricing Monitoring contracts against customer demand Managing stock levels and improving supply performance What we're looking for: Procurement experience within food, fresh produce or ingredients Strong negotiation and supplier management skills Excellent organisation and Excel skills Ability to operate in a fast-paced supply environment This is an opportunity to join a growing food business where procurement plays a key commercial role. If it sounds of interest - Dont hesitate to apply!

About The Role Join Our DynamicTechnical Team at IPL & Asda! Join Asda and IPL's technical leadership team, where quality, innovation, and customer trust are at the heart of everything we do. As Senior Technical Manager, you'll lead the retail and in country agronomy teams across the UK and Spain to deliver safe, legal, and high-quality Asda Brand produce. Position Details Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm Location: Asda House (Flexibility to travel across IPL sites required) Contract Type: Permanent Your key responsibilities will include: Lead Technical Strategy: Ensure food safety, legality, and quality working closely and collaboratively with the teams at both IPL and third party sites, aligned with UK and EU legislation. Champion Quality & Innovation: Support NPD for Prepared Produce, and lead varietal development with all key suppliers. You will support packaging innovation to elevate Asda's quality credentials. Embed Consistency: Drive certification, shared standards, and continuous improvement across suppliers and sites. Influence & Collaborate: Represent Asda with DEFRA, DAERA, and other enforcement bodies, shaping policy and promoting best practice. Drive Supplier Excellence: Build strong supplier relationships where technical input is integral to procurement and agronomy decisions. Apply Commercial Acumen: Make informed decisions through a commercial lens, balancing quality, cost, and customer expectations to support business growth. Stakeholder Management: Build strong internal and external relationships, influence senior stakeholders, and support the delivery of strategic objectives. Lead with Purpose: Foster a culture where technical teams thrive, coach for excellence, and balance quality and cost to deliver for customers and our business. What are we looking for? Essential: Minimum 10 years' experience in a produce leadership role. A solid understanding of produce quality, innovation and food safety and being able to demonstrate improvement. A degree in a food related discipline (e.g. Food Science, Food Technology, Agriculture) - Desirable. Proven experience working with produce assurance schemes such as Red Tractor, Leaf as examples. Experience of working with Fresh produce consortium and the Chilled food association through partner suppliers. Strong knowledge of food safety systems, compliance, and retailer specifications. Understanding of food resilience / and horizon scanning risks in your area of expertise - with experience of delivering solutions that meet customer and stakeholder expectations. Ideally, experience working within a vertically integrated supply model. Demonstrated experience of working directly with suppliers, influencing quality, compliance, and innovation. Strong commercial awareness and the ability to align technical decisions with business strategy. Excellent stakeholder management and a passion for driving quality through data and insight. What's in it for you? At IPL, Forza, and Kober, we're dynamic businesses, dedicated to fostering the development of our colleagues and creating an exceptional work environment. We believe in the power of teamwork and collaboration to drive our success. To continue our growth, we're seeking individuals who embody our values, culture, and commitment. In return, we offer opportunities for professional development, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package, including: 15% Asda In store Discount Annual Bonus Scheme 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday Enhanced pension scheme ️ Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 their annual base salary - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK based GP 24/7, physiotherapy, and mental health support Grocery Aid - We've partnered with Grocery Aid to provide our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical, and financial support services Electric Vehicle Scheme Asda Mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add ons for our colleagues and one of their family members Discounted health assessments - We have exclusively negotiated rates on Self Pay BUPA Health Assessments for you and members of your household Asda Pet Insurance discount - Up to 10% Discount Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) - MAB can provide fee free , no obligation mortgage and protection advice Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx) Ride to work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing, and equipment ️ Care Concierge - The Care Experts. Talk to us - we're listening - Legal & General's Care Concierge resource Plus, lots more! Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances, and long term incentive schemes. Like what you've read? Then do your research, update your CV, and once you're ready, hit the apply button. Don't delay, apply today! About Us Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple; we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming in the marketplace. Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other's development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high performing team and a company to be proud of. We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza and Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms. Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!

My client based in Cambridgeshire are currently recruiting for a Procurement and Sales Manager to join their team on a full time permanent basis. You will be required to maintain and build both customer and supplier relationships. Alongside the Managing Director, you will be included in customer meetings to negotiate standards and prices prior to supply and post season reviews.This role offers you the opportunity to build, manage and grow your role within the company. The role may involve travel to customers, suppliers and European trade shows. OFFICE BASED ROLE Monday Friday (including some weekend work) Salary £40-50,000+ DOE Own transport required Must come from fresh produce industry to be considered Spanish speaking desirable Daily you will be responsible for: Collation of vehicle loadings from Spain that entails checking to customer orders and verification of software generated import declarations. Emailing information to customers, customs clearance agents and hauliers. Data entry onto internal software and accountancy systems. Stock control and allocation to orders. Analysis of customer quality control reports and liaising with suppliers to initiate feedback to customers and agree correctional procedures. Load planning and communication with suppliers. Dealing with any issues that may arise throughout the supply chain and resolve any claims. Weekly you will be responsible for: Planning of product loadings for customers or UK stock holding. Weekly price negotiations with customers. Sales and cost reports to suppliers. Essential Skills Required: Experience within the fresh produce industry. Ability to solve problems efficiently and effectively. Work with a high degree of accuracy. Strong IT skills especially Microsoft Outlook and Excel. Able to work as part of a small team as well as using your own initiative. If you have the skills and experience listed above please send your CV to (url removed) or call (phone number removed). INDHUN