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- Plant-forward & alternative proteinSupply Chain Manager - Maternity CoverVegetarian Express · Watford, Hertfordshire£53,750 (estimated)SeniorHybridPosted 7 Sept 2026Proximity to influence: 3 out of 5. Works on protein sourcingProximity to influence: 3 out of 5. Works on protein sourcingWhy this role mattersVegetarian Express exists to get plant-based ingredients onto menus at scale — supplying over 4,000 chefs and major contract caterers like Compass and Baxterstorey, whose menus feed millions of people.Read the full notes →
- Responsible sourcing & supplier standardsHead of Direct Category ProcurementKFC · Woking, Surrey£57,867 (estimated)Director+HybridPosted 11 Aug 2026Proximity to influence: 4 out of 5. Real input into decisionsProximity to influence: 4 out of 5. Real input into decisionsWhy this role mattersKFC's entire menu runs on chicken, and this seat sits directly over the multi-year category strategy, supplier relationships and commercial governance that determine how that chicken supply chain is built and evaluated.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityProcurement ManagerSaputo · Weybridge, Surrey£55,701 (estimated)Mid levelHybridPosted 1 Aug 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersThis is a procurement leadership role at a major dairy processor, but the scope described here is Directs or Packaging - categories the advert ties to manufacturing inputs and consumer packaging, not to the milk supply chain or dairy farm welfare standards.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityFood TechnologistKepak Group · Kirkham, Preston£28,504 (estimated)Entry levelHybridPosted 31 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 3 out of 5. Works on protein sourcingProximity to influence: 3 out of 5. Works on protein sourcingWhy this role mattersThis is a technical role inside a meat manufacturer, reviewing and approving the raw material specifications and pack copy for products made from meat.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityProduct Development TechnologistCompleat Food Group · UK£28,000Mid levelHybridPosted 26 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 4 out of 5. Real input into decisionsProximity to influence: 4 out of 5. Real input into decisionsWhy this role mattersProduct recipes and specifications are decided in roles exactly like this one — this developer signs off what actually goes into products sold to the UK's major retailers, across categories including continental meats, egg products and plant-based food.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityProcurement ManagerPremier Foods · St. Albans, Hertfordshire£52,304 (estimated)Mid levelHybridPosted 23 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 1 out of 5. Distant from sourcing decisionsProximity to influence: 1 out of 5. Distant from sourcing decisionsWhy this role mattersThis role sits inside Premier Foods but its procurement scope is Central Services — legal, financial services, property, travel, recruitment, learning & development, occupational health and health & safety.Read the full notes →
- Responsible sourcing & supplier standardsGlobal Category Manager ProteinsKFC · UK£69,155 (estimated)SeniorHybridPosted 19 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsProximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsWhy this role mattersThis role sits directly over global protein sourcing strategy for one of the world's largest restaurant companies, spanning KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. The advert explicitly names "supporting animal welfare and supplier code of conduct programmes" as part of the remit, alongside owning key supplier relationships and negotiating strategic partnerships.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityCategory Technical Manager - Frozen - Londonitsu · London, UK£37,356 (estimated)SeniorHybridPosted 18 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsProximity to influence: 5 out of 5. Formal standing in decisionsWhy this role mattersSupplier approval and product specification sign-off run through this desk — this is the seat that decides whether a supplier's safety, legality and quality claims hold up before their frozen gyoza, bao or other products reach a shelf, and what corrective action follows when they don't.Read the full notes →
- Broader food sustainabilityStrategic Sourcing BuyerCompass UK & Ireland · London, UK£44,106 (estimated)Mid levelHybridPosted 8 Jul 2026Proximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceProximity to influence: 2 out of 5. Builds toward influenceWhy this role mattersThis role sits inside Foodbuy, a large food procurement organisation running tenders and commercial recommendations across many categories for Compass Group's clients — real sourcing decisions pass through desks like this one.Read the full notes →
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