Premier Foods
Company description:
Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.
At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and potential 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.
Job description:
Role Purpose
At Premier Foods, we're proud to make food that people love. Behind our much-loved brands is a business that never stands still, continuously improving how we work, collaborate and deliver value.
We're looking for a Source to Pay (S2P) Manager to join our Procurement team and play a key role in transforming and optimising our end-to-end procurement processes. This is an exciting opportunity to lead process excellence, influence major business transformation programmes and help shape how Procurement supports the wider business for the future.
What you'll be doing
As our Source to Pay Manager, you'll own and continuously improve the end-to-end Source to Pay lifecycle, ensuring our processes are efficient, compliant and fit for the future.
Working closely with Procurement, Finance, IT and wider business stakeholders, you'll:
- Act as the process owner for all Source to Pay activities, ensuring processes are standardised, documented and continuously improved.
- Lead process improvement initiatives, driving automation, digitalisation and system enhancements across procurement operations.
- Monitor process performance, identifying opportunities to simplify ways of working and improve efficiency.
- Support supplier onboarding, contract management, purchase order, invoice and payment processes.
- Provide training, guidance and support that helps colleagues confidently adopt and utilise S2P processes and systems.
- Ensure strong governance, controls and compliance with audit and regulatory requirements.
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone who combines strong process expertise with a passion for continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.
You'll bring:
- Experience in Procurement Operations, Source to Pay (S2P), Procure to Pay (P2P) or a similar process management role.
- A strong understanding of end-to-end procurement processes, systems and controls.
- Experience working with procurement and finance platforms such as SAP, Coupa, Ariba or Oracle.
- Excellent analytical, process mapping and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders across multiple functions.
- A proactive, organised and detail-focused approach.
- A continuous improvement mindset with the confidence to challenge, innovate and lead change.
What we offer in return
At Premier Foods, we know our people are the ingredients that make us successful. That's why we've created an environment where you can be yourself, contribute your ideas and continue to grow your career.
When you join us, you'll benefit from:
- Competitive salary
- Car Allowance
- Bonus
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Sharesave Scheme
- EV Car Scheme
- Private Medical
- Up to 7.5% pension
- Life assurance
- Wide range of online and in-house training
- Access to an employee discount scheme, with access to hundreds of nationwide retailers
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