Procurement and Supply Chain Director
4 days ago
Hemel Hempstead
• Performance in this role is measured against a balanced scorecard of service, productivity, commercial, execution and safety KPIs., • Margin & EBITDA, • Gross margin % improvement (FY26–FY30 trajectory), • EBITDA contribution from procurement & supply chain levers, • Supplier income (SPI / PPI / rebates / marketing contributions), • Category margin improvement, • Supply Chain Performance, • Product availability % across estate, • OTIF (On-Time In-Full) delivery performance, • Forecast accuracy, • Waste, shrinkage & obsolescence reduction, • Working Capital & Cost Efficiency, • Inventory turns / stock holding days, • Logistics cost per vend / route efficiency, • Payment Terms improvement, • Supply chain cost-to-serve reduction, • Commercial Impact, • SKU rationalisation delivery, • Category mix optimisation (coffee-led growth %), • Pricing / RGM support outcomes, • Like-for-like revenue support via availability, • Transformation Delivery, • Procurement & supply chain transformation milestones, • Systems adoption (forecasting, telemetry, planning tools), • Supplier consolidation progress, • PMO delivery effectiveness, • What You Bring / Requirements, • Senior procurement and/or supply chain leadership experience in FMCG, food service, vending, retail, or logistics environments, • Proven track record delivering measurable margin improvement and cost optimisation, • Experience managing complex supplier ecosystems and commercial negotiations, • Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain, logistics, and inventory management, • Experience operating in multi-site, high-volume, route-based businesses (preferred), • Strong commercial acumen with direct linkage between supply chain levers and P&L outcomes, • Ability to work in matrix organisation (local, group level), • Experience in transformation-led or performance-driven environments (PE-backed desirable), • Familiarity with vending, coffee systems, or unattended retail models (preferred), • supply chain management, • procurement, • cost optimisation, • margin improvement, • inventory management, • logistics management, • commercial negotiations, • forecasting, • telemetry, • planning tools, • leadership, • commercial acumen, • matrix organisation collaboration, • transformation delivery, • performance-driven mindset #J-18808-Ljbffr