Purchasing Director (food / retail / manufacturing)

Purchasing Director (food / retail / manufacturing)

A network of production and sales of bakery and confectionery products, Saint Petersburg

We are not looking for a "purchasing manager".

We are looking for a person who will reduce the cost price and bring order to procurement.

If you don't have real cost-saving cases – this role is not for you.

• High impact on business profit

• Reduction of procurement cost price

• Tough negotiations with suppliers

• Launching tenders and rebuilding the supplier base

• Building a system (instead of manual management)

• Controlling inventory, shortages, and turnover

• Implementing KPIs and transparent reporting

• Synchronizing procurement with production and logistics

• Area of responsibility — the entire procurement function

• Experience as a Purchasing Director / Head of Procurement
• Food / FMCG / retail / manufacturing — mandatory
• Real cost-saving cases (verifiable)
• Experience managing large-scale purchases (billions of ₽)
• Ability to build a system, not work "manually"
• A firm stance in negotiations and responsibility for results

• Fixed salary + performance bonus
• Compensation is discussed with a strong candidate