Sourcing Director – Leading Procurement Business – Hybrid - £130K + Benefits

My client is a leading procurement business who supply some of the most well-known businesses in UK hospitality and Foodservice.

They are currently looking for a Sourcing Director to join their team.

The successful Sourcing Director will be responsible for developing and executing category sourcing strategies, leading supplier negotiations, managing strategic partnerships, and delivering measurable commercial value across multi-million pound spend.

You will oversee a team of category managers and sourcing specialists, ensuring best-in-class procurement practices across fresh, ambient, chilled, frozen, beverages, packaging, and non-food categories.

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong commercial acumen, supplier market expertise, and a proven ability to deliver cost savings while maintaining quality and service levels.

This is the perfect opportunity for a high performing Sourcing Director to join a leading business who can match their ambition and offer great exposure and genuine opportunities.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement multi-category sourcing strategies aligned with company growth objectives
• Lead high-value commercial negotiations with national and international suppliers
• Drive cost savings, rebate optimisation, and margin improvement initiatives
• Build and maintain strategic supplier partnerships
• Identify supply risk and implement mitigation strategies
• Monitor commodity markets and industry trends impacting food & beverage pricing
• Lead, mentor, and develop the sourcing and category management team
• Collaborate with sales and client teams to deliver procurement solutions
• Ensure compliance with food safety, ethical sourcing, and sustainability standards
• Deliver measurable KPIs including cost reduction, supplier performance, and service level improvements

The Ideal Sourcing Director Candidate:

• Proven experience in senior procurement or sourcing roles within a large corporate environment across FMCG, Retail or Food & Beverage industries.
  
  GPO experience is a bonus but not essential.
• Proven experience negotiating large-scale complex supply agreements and track record of delivering financial results.
• Exceptional knowledge across all food, beverage and non-food categories.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing sourcing or category teams
• Commercially driven with strong financial acumen
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing experience

If you are keen to discuss the details further, please apply today or send your cv to Mikey at COREcruitment dot com / mikey@corecruitment.com