Raw Material Manager

Raw Material Manager – Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £45,000–£55,000 + benefits
Hours: Monday to Friday
Join an Innovation-Led Health Brand
This is a pivotal opportunity to take full ownership of ingredient and supplier integrity across a rapidly growing, innovation-led health brand. As Raw Material Manager, you’ll play a central role in shaping raw material management and supplier excellence from the ground up.
You’ll ensure every ingredient and packaging component that enters the business meets the highest standards of safety, authenticity and quality. Acting as the key link between technical, procurement and supply chain, you’ll drive compliance, traceability and continuous improvement across all supplier and material processes.
What You’ll Be Doing
•    Lead the supplier approval process and manage supplier audits
•    Oversee raw material and packaging specifications to meet customer, legal and internal standards
•    Act as the recognised raw material expert on-site, fostering collaboration between suppliers and internal teams
•    Manage pesticide, heavy metal, authenticity and microbiological testing programmes
•    Maintain supplier documentation, Sedex compliance and risk assessments
•    Drive traceability, resolve non-conformances and lead supplier performance reviews
•    Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain to ensure first-time-right delivery and ongoing quality improvements
•    Lead supply chain mapping to deliver full transparency from source to finished product
What’s In It for You
•    Competitive salary up to £55,000 plus benefits
•    Opportunity to shape and own the raw material management function
•    Autonomy to build processes and influence key business decisions
•    Exposure to a fast-growing, purpose-driven brand
•    Supportive, collaborative team culture
•    Career development as the business continues to expand
Your Background
•    Proven experience in raw materials, supplier or specification management within food or beverage manufacturing
•    Strong knowledge of VACCP, TACCP, HACCP and food safety testing processes
•    Experienced in supplier auditing, Sedex compliance and documentation control
•    Excellent communicator who thrives on cross-functional collaboration
•    Data-driven approach to performance, traceability and improvement
•    Passionate about innovation, authenticity and doing things the right way
Join a Business That Invests in You
If you’re ready to take ownership of supplier excellence and play a key role in a fast-paced, values-led brand, this is your opportunity to make a real impact. You will be driving quality, integrity and innovation from the very start of the process.