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Snacks & Confectionary Procurement Manager | Market Leading FMCG / Food & Beverages Firm | Central London / Surrey (Hybrid) | c.£55k + 20% Bonus + MoreTo apply please contact Oskar - with your CV.Due to consistent growth and expansion a unique opportunity has emerged for an ambitious procurement professional to join a Hyper Growth £Multi-Billion Food & Beverages / FMCG firm. They seek a Snacks & Confectionary Procurement Manager to develop and execute category strategies taking responsibility for their impulse related spend in order to deliver value add, cost savings, drive sustainability agendas, mitigate supply chain risk and contribute to category growth and innovation.This Snacks & Confectionary Procurement Manager opportunity is career transforming and they provides ample opportunities for professional development by opening the doors to an extensive network of globally recognised suppliers, clientele, a dynamic & collaborative working environment and the ability to leverage the firms unrivalled purchasing power.Do you have strong Buying, Procurement / Category or Account Management experience negotiating with the likes of Mondelez, Mars Wrigley, Nestle, KP Snacks, Pladis Global, PepsiCo, Kellanova, General Mills or Ferrero etc... If you are an ambitious Buyer, Senior Buyer, Procurement Manager, Category Manager or Account Manager with tangible experience in food & beverages and you possess working experience with major suppliers then joining this world-class & multi-award-winning function could be an exciting and logical next career move for you.The firm are offering a strong package and operate on flexible hybrid working structure and their 2x offices out of their Central London or Surrey offices. If this opportunity sounds of interest, please apply via this advert or send a copy of your CV to to find out more.Snacks & Confectionary Procurement Manager - Responsibilities:Create category strategies and income growth plans by identifying market opportunities to develop the company and range offering to deliver quality and growth margins.Develop and nurture relationships with internal and external stakeholders / suppliers to collaborate and deliver cost savings and category innovations / growth on Confectionary and Snacking related spend.Performance, account and contract management of new and existing suppliers across Food & Beverages related spend to maximize cost savings, win and retain clients.Snacks & Confectionary Procurement Manager - Required Experience:Strong commercial acumen and end to end direct procurement experience within Food & Beverages categories within the Foodservice, Hospitality, FMCG, Wholesale or Contract Catering industries.Demonstrable experience focused in category management or account management.Strong negotiation skills, strong communicator and the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders / suppliers to influence buy in and drive forward category strategies.If you are enticed by acquiring greater category responsibility or exposure to a broad, lucrative & fast-moving product range within an iconic food & beverage firm please submit your CV to please contact Oskar - Words: category manager, category development manager, NAM, account manager, key account manager, national account manager, procurement, category buyer, senior buyer, procurement manager, sourcing manager, assistant category manager, food & beverages, foodservice, contract catering, wholesale, fmcg, drinks, soft drinks, confectionary, crisps, nuts, ambient, snacks, beverages, drink, beers wine and spirits, bws, grocery, convenience, direct procurement, strategic procurement, procurement, category management, food and beverage, Central London, London, West London, East London, South East London, North West London, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, North London, Berkshire, Surrey, Woking, Reading, Slough, Windsor, Guildford, Hampshire, Twickenham, Fulham, Hammersmith, Victoria, Wimbledon, Richmond, Brentford, Hounslow, Chiswick, Hayes, Maidenhead, Ascot, Basingstoke, Farnham, Bracknell, Crawley, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, High Wycombe, flexible, hybrid, CIPS, MCIPS, Britvic, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Nestle Waters, Danone, PepsiCo, Schweppes, AG Barr, Mondelez, Mars Wrigley, Nestle, KP Snacks, Pladis Global, Kellanova, General Mills or Ferrero etc...