HR Busines Partner

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading procurement activities across the Pan European Region for all 3 core brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell), ensuring value delivery, supplier performance, and risk mitigation. This role blends strategic thinking with operational execution, requiring strong stakeholder engagement and data driven decision making.

WHAT WILL YOU SPEND YOUR TIME DOING

• Monitor supplier performance and conduct reviews against KPIs and SLAs.
• Maintain and optimise supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
• Drive and create the overall strategy for the category.
• Lead or support strategic sourcing initiatives and transformation programmes.
• Lead and play a critical role in managing the tendering process to ensure transparency, competitiveness, and value for money.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams and stakeholders on cost saving, sustainability and innovative projects.
• Drive procurement input into new product development or service launches.
• Partner with Global procurement teams, influencing global category plans and decisions.
• Analyse spend data to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Develop dashboards and reports to track procurement performance.
• Use market intelligence and benchmarking to inform sourcing strategies.
• Assess and mitigate supplier risks including financial, operational, and geopolitical.
• Maintain supplier risk contingency plans where applicable.
• Work with legal and compliance teams to ensure regulatory adherence.
• Negotiate, draft, and manage supplier contracts, in partnership with legal.
• Ensure contract lifecycle management and renewal tracking.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across departments.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business units on procurement matters.
• Facilitate supplier engagement workshops, QBR's and feedback sessions, maintaining strong relationships between procurement and the supplier base.

EXPERIENCE

• Strong analytical skills, ability to extract meaningful conclusions from data.
• Experience in a food service/FMCG or retail environment preferred.
• Pack and/or beverage experience desired but not essential.
• Ability to manage projects as well as category strategy execution.
• Track record of achievement and delivery.
• Proven experience in procurement or supply chain management.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Proven experience of working collaboratively in complex stakeholder environment.
• Stakeholder engagement skills, capable of influencing at all levels.
• Proven experience in understanding contract KPIs and successfully driving supplier performance.
• 6+ years in an Analyst, Buyer, Supply chain or equivalent role preferably in retail, food service, FMCG.
• 5+ years of experience in a procurement, sourcing or buying role.

SKILLS

• Strong skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Quick to learn and apply new knowledge.
• Positive mindset and resilient outlook.
• Values action over activity.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

ABOUT YOU

• A genuine team player.
• A self starter with curiosity, energy and adaptability.
• Hungry to learn and thrive in a small, mighty team.
• A practical problem solver with strong commercial instincts.
• Obsessed with high standards, momentum and getting things done.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

We offer benefits that make your life that little bit easier, because we know the juggle is real.

From flexible, hybrid working to Fri Yay early finishes and Live Well Days, we've created a package that supports the real you, in and out of work.

You'll get:

• Hybrid working from our Woking RSC (just 24 mins from London). This role is remote based but occasional visits to our RSC will be required.
• Up to 11% company pension contributions.
• Fri Yay finishes at 1pm every Friday.
• 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays).
• 5 Live Well Days a year, just for you.
• Bonus scheme linked to company & personal performance.
• Private healthcare, Digital GP access & mental health coaching.
• Enhanced parental leave and flexible return options.
• Study support, income protection, life cover & more.

Compensation: Competitive salary