Procurement Specialist

About Us

We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of Creating the Added Layer of Value’. Used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.

As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business.

Our mission is to sustainably utilize technology and biomaterial science-based solutions, to delight our customers. We are a business committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what’s next, what’s needed, what’s possible.

About the Role

The Procurement Specialist will support the business with commercial decisions and provide a platform of collaboration internally to develop a strong competitive supplier environment which will drive cost savings year on year.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders through the JDE process flow, advise and help purchase order raisers if required.
• Plan, manage and expedite delivery of raw material purchase orders.
• Support all aspects of the Indirect spend, capital expenditure and consumables including supplier selection, planning and expediting.
• Ensuring through strong negotiation skills that the company secures the most commercially advantageous supply which meets business requirements.
• Work with QA and production to ensure that product quantity is maintained.
• Work with other Devro procurement teams globally to implement and execute procurement category management plans.
• Proactively foster the spirit of continuous improvement and teamwork and continue to develop closer working relationships with management and staff in other key functions, particularly operations, customer logistics and quality functions within Devro
• Actively form and maintain strong business relationships both internal and external to Devro
• Maintain records in our manufacturing computer system
• Represent procurement in a variety of ad-hoc projects.

About You

Experience

• End to end procurement experience
• Leading on supplier engagement for goods and services
• Direct and indirect procurement including supplier negotiation
• Comfortable working to tight and competing deadlines and demonstrate confidence in dealing with all internal and external suppliers.

Skills

• Strong numeracy, planning skills and time management skills.
• Confident self-starter with excellent communication, and influencing skills

Knowledge

• Working towards or membership of CIPS.
• Commercially Aware with analytical and numerical skills
• Computer literate with ERP and Microsoft office knowledge

What’s Next

If this sounds like a role that you would be interested in, then we would love to hear from you. Apply now with a copy of your CV.

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Devro.

Applications from agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

Closing Date: 18th March 2026

• Please note, closing dates are subject to change and, at time of high volume of applications, this may be brought forward.

Equality and diversity at Devro

We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive working environment in which all employees are respected and supported regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or social background. We expressly welcome applications from people with a wide range of perspectives and experiences. Our goal is to ensure equal opportunities and actively combat discrimination – both in the application process and in everyday working life.