Procurement Manager - Bakery & Sweet

Posted Monday 2 March 2026 at 00:00 Expires Thursday 12 March 2026 at 23:59

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft.We'rereimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go -we'vegot you covered.

The Procurement Manager for Bakery and Sweet food is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced procurement specialist. You'll join a passionate and collaborative procurement team at an exciting moment of change and growth - with direct visibility to senior leadership and genuine influence over the direction of Costa's food offer.

This is a high-impact role managing a complex, strategically important supply base across Ambient, Freshly Baked, and Sweet lines, spanning bakery suppliers, category innovation, and senior level commercial negotiations.

Our teams make a difference. Whetherthat'sworking on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but wehaven'tforgotten our roots.That'swhere the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growingcommunities andhelp your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day to day.

And as a Procurement Manager,there'snever been a better time to join.

So, why Costa?

Wedidn'tbecome a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion,progressionand integrity, with somepretty brilliantperksto sweeten the deal:

• Own a piece of Costa's success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
• An annual discretionary bonus scheme, based on business results and individual contribution.
• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
• 50% discount in all Costa owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme
• Andthat'snot all. Explore even more of ourperkshere:

We'repassionate about beinga great placeto work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. Wefirmly supportdiversity,equityand inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

Whatyou'lldo

Being a Procurement Manager is about so much more than sourcing great products. It'syour chance to stir up real commercial value - which means:

• Drive commercial value - lead tender processes including commercial analysis, contract negotiation, risk mitigation, and full cost model transparency through commodity benchmarking and should cost modelling
• Build cost transparency - develop and maintain should cost models, commodity benchmarking, and pricing validation to challenge costs and protect margin
• Strengthen supplier partnerships - build and sustain strategic relationships with key manufacturing partners through regular site visits, QBRs, and performance management
• Partner cross functionally - work closely with Suppliers, Category Managers and R&D teams to translate culinary insight into sourcing strategy, supporting opportunities for range rationalisation, ingredient standardisation, and specification improvement to reduce cost and complexity

Who you are

We're looking for someone with the commercial acumen, category knowledge, and personal presence to lead at pace in a complex, global food business. It'syour unique ingredientswe'reinterested in:

• Food procurement expertise - significant experience in food, ideally bakery, pastry, sweet or impulse categories, with a strong grasp of supply chains, factory processes, ingredient structures, and cost drivers
• Commercial track record - proven ability to deliver procurement value in a complex, matrix environment through major supplier negotiations, change programmes, and rigorous contract management
• Cost modelling capability - experience building, challenging, and validating should cost models across commodity driven categories, with confidence in commodity pricing and financial modelling
• Analytical mindset - comfortable working with data to drive decisions, validate pricing, and benchmark performance across a complex supply base
• Stakeholder influence - ability to negotiate and influence at all levels, from suppliers to internal executive stakeholders, and support NPD from sourcing concept through to commercial launch

Where you'll work:

Right now, our Support Centre teams work flexibly, blending home working with in person time whenever it matters most - whether that's a team moment, a creative session, or simply coming together to share ideas.

We're excited to be moving into anew home for our brand in St Albans in January 2027 - an inspiring space from which our Support Centre teams will work three days a week to connect and collaborate in person to bring our bold ambition to life.

For any reasonable adjustments and general queries, please get in touch.

Job Family UK_B Grade_SC

Job Function Global Functions - Procurement / Supply Chain