Salary: £100 - £110 K+ £7K Car allowance + Bonus up to 40%Location: Hybrid Role based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 5XE (3 days.....
Salary: £100 - £110 K+ £7K Car allowance + Bonus up to 40%
Location: Hybrid Role based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 5XE (3 days minimum at our Whitbread Campus). Role will also require UK travel to meet suppliers.
We're Whitbread the UK's largest hospitality business with 1,200 hotels and restaurants in the UK and Germany but we're more than that. We're the 38,000 people making every day experiences special, sourcing the nation's favourite breakfast, plating up family favourites that delight over 5 million guests every month.
Our Award-winning procurement team manage a world-class supply chain that helps to create memorable experiences for our millions of guests worldwide, and a place where our team are proud to work for, whilst remaining a Force for Good in everything we do from sourcing products to our environmental impact and community engagement.
As Head of Procurement - Food and Beverage you'll report to the Procurement and Supply Chain Director to deliver a refreshed strategy of F&B procurement and product availability, that is sourced responsibly, at the right costs to support our business growth.
Why you'll love it here:
Bonus: Annual Whitbread performance incentive worth up to 40% of base salary
Car or Car Allowance up to £7,420
Healthcare: Family BUPA Healthcare
Up to 10% Matched Pension, 25 Days holiday (and Bank Holidays) and Company Share Save Scheme.
What you'll do:
Developing and implementing optimal sourcing strategies for all food and beverage lines for our UK hotels and restaurant business, providing insight on best practice, trends and appointing key suppliers.
You will collaborate with our commercial restaurants team supporting our menu development and promotions, advise accordingly.
Work closely with our Supply Chain to ensure full availability, manage supplier performance, improve logistics costs and find mutual efficiencies in end-to-end category management.
Identify key suppliers across the category and establish appropriate supplier management activities to oversee supplier performance against SLA/ KPI
You will be responsible for all tender management, negotiation and implementing of supplier agreements through determining the right approach to market and contract strategy.
Embed our Sustainability Strategy 'Force for Good' throughout all activities and decision making, working closely with our sourcing function.
Lead, coach and set direction for group procurement team on day-to-day activities and department strategy.
What you'll need:
Previous experience of developing, documenting and implement procurement strategies ideally working in hospitality/ food and beverage sector.
A CIPS qualification would be beneficial but not essential.
A commercially driven individual with the ability to analyse financial information to influence procurement strategy and drive cost efficiencies.
Skilled at developing new approaches through strategic and innovative thinking.
An exceptional communicator with the ability to build effective relationships across internal stakeholders at all levels of the business up to Executive team/Board level and external suppliers.
You'll be a natural leader and motivator who recognise and reward great talent, developing individuals to be the best they can. 
Be part of our Procurement Team
Our award-winning Procurement team isn't just about making sure we get the right products at the right price, in the right place at the right time. These subject experts in supply chain are raising the bar in the profession, making sure we are sourcing sustainable goods for our hotels and restaurants in the UK and beyond. Working collaboratively and commercially across the business with an eye on always doing the right thing, there's a lot to go after and modify here, which keeps things really exciting.
