Procurement Manager – Commodities (Oils & Fats)

Morgan Latif is a specialist leadership search & development consultancy. We help our clients across the Medical & Dental Technology, Packaging, Consumer, E-mobility, and Industrial Technology sectors to deliver on their transformation and diversity goals. Our mission is to combine traditional recruitment and coaching methods with new technology, to provide a tailored and innovative solution to our clients and candidates.

We are seeking a strategic commodities sourcing leader to manage a high-value oils & fats portfolio for an international food manufacturing group. This is a pivotal role - you will be responsible for driving competitive advantage through market insight, risk management, and supplier partnerships.

What you’ll do:

• Lead strategic sourcing for €130M annual oils & fats spend across global production sites
• Manage supplier relationships, contracts, and negotiations to secure value and mitigate risk
• Oversee a small team delivering transactional buying, price analysis, and reporting
• Build a procurement centre of excellence near Milan, embedding best-in-class practices
• Take physical positions with suppliers, applying strong commodity trading skills
• Travel (~25%) to key supplier and plant locations

What we’re looking for:

• 8+ years’ experience in oils & fats sourcing, trading, or refining (food production or related commodity sector)
• Strong global market knowledge and proven ability to “beat the market”
• Skilled in strategic sourcing, complex negotiation, and supplier management
• Analytical, commercially astute, and able to influence across geographies
• Fluent English; Italian highly desirable

If you thrive on strategic procurement, global market dynamics, and delivering value beyond cost savings, this is an opportunity to make a measurable impact in a critical spend

category.

Apply now or get in touch in confidence to explore the role further.