Head of Procurement - Capital, Warehousing & Logistics
Posted 5 hours 24 minutes ago by Premier Foods
Date: 31 Mar 2026
Location: St Albans, GB
Based - St Albans, Lutterworth, Worksop or Carlton (with regular site travel)
Permanent, Full Time
Join Premier Foods - where people, brands and purpose come together.
We're proud to be one of the UK's largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain's best loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK's top three ambient food suppliers. From much loved household names such as Mr Kipling, Bisto, Oxo, Batchelors and Sharwoods, to our recently welcomed brands Fuel10k and Merchant Gourmet, our portfolio is packed with iconic favourites - and continues to grow.
Role PurposeThis senior leadership role sets the strategic direction for Capital, Warehousing & Logistics Procurement across Premier Foods. You will play a pivotal part in enabling the delivery of our expanding capital investment programme, and in building resilient, costeffective, scalablelogisticsand warehousing solutions across the UKandinternationally.
As a key member of the Procurement Leadership Team and wider Supply Chain leadership community, you will shapelong-terminfrastructure,capabilityand performance during an exciting period of change and investment across our supply chain.
What you'll be doingDefining and leading the end-to-end procurement strategy for Capital, Warehousing and Logistics aligned to Group strategy and growth ambitions.
Providing leadership to Capital & Logistics procurement teams, developing capability, engagement and future talent.
Leading procurement activity for major capital programmes including engineering lines, equipment, construction/civils, automation and specialist services.
Owning procurement strategy for UK and international warehousing, transport, freight and distribution networks.
Developing and challenging commercial models, including TCO, indexation and performance-based mechanisms.
Partnering with Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance and Project teams to align on plans and delivery.
Leading high value, high risk negotiations with strategic suppliers and logisticspartners.
Ensuring strong governance, compliance, contracting discipline and risk management across portfolios.
What we need from youSenior procurement experience in complex supply chain related categories.
Strong track record delivering multiyear, complex programmes.
Knowledge of Capital, Logistics or Warehousing (desirable, not essential).
Deep commercial capability, including total cost and should cost modelling.
Experience leading strategic supplier relationships and high performing teams.
Excellent stakeholder management and senior level influencing.
A continuous improvement mindset and collaborative leadership style.
What we offer you in return- Bonus
- Company Pension
- Private Medical (Family)
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Share save Scheme
- EV Car Scheme
- Employees benefits platform access
At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.
We're proud to be a Disability Smart employer and are committed to supporting disability inclusion throughout our recruitment process. If you experience any access issues or require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know so we can ensure you have the support you need.