Premier Foods - Procurement Graduate Scheme - 2026

Based in St Albans

Permanent

We're looking for outstanding graduates to join our 2 year development programme, with the drive and passion to make a difference to our business, and who have the potential to become our future leaders

We take pride in everything we do and by joining the Procurement function you'll become a trusted advisor to the business, delivering transformational change. You will also play a key part in ensuring that we drive positive environmental change through our supply chain. Procurement plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the wide-range of products and services we buy from our suppliers are delivered on time, to outstanding quality and service levels whilst ensuring we pay the right cost. Procurement is fundamental in delivering our ESG and sustainability strategy, as the vast majority of our environmental impact resides in our external supply chain.

Specifically, you'll be responsible for overseeing the procurement of specific spend categories and/or support major category spend areas, working alongside our supply partners and stakeholder teams to ensure relationships are optimised and deliver maximum value. There has never been a more exciting time to start a career in Procurement and the variety of experience you will get across the business is unprecedented. As a successful candidate, you could be discussing the production costs of one our TV advertisements, carefully monitoring major commodity markets, negotiating directly with suppliers, working on developing more recyclable formats for our packaging or co-ordinating multiple functions to standardise and optimise our ways of working.

Following a 2 week induction programme which will include 1 week based at one of our factories to understand all about Food Manufacturing, you'll work closely within the specific function/business unit you have been assigned, on a structured development programme across 2, one year placements.

What will you get from us?

• A great induction! Including a Corporate Induction and time in at least one of our Manufacturing locations

• A fantastic opportunity to gain valuable procurement experience and exposure in your two placement roles

• During the scheme you will attend various off-job training courses that will support your personal development

• You will receive regular reviews and feedback from your line manager - all to help you learn and develop

• You will work alongside some experienced procurement professionals and learn on the job all of our processes and ways and working. You will be given early responsibility which will give you exposure to key business activity

• At the end of the scheme, we will continue to support your career progression and development, the pace of which will be dictated by two things - your personal capability and potential and the right opportunity becoming available

What will we expect from you?

• To take ownership for your own learning and show commitment to the scheme and to the role you perform

• Team player - we are all in it together here at Premier Foods

• We operate Hybrid working. This means working part of the week in the office and part of the week at home (you can work 5 days in the office if you want to), but this is not a full-time homeworking role

• Our graduates play a role in supporting our ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance strategy, primarily around being charity/volunteering champions)

Do you offer...?

• Degree qualified-ideally a Business related degree

• An understanding of the UK FMCG/Retail sectors

• Analytical and highly numerate skills

• The permanent right to work in the UK

• Your base will be St Albans AL1 2RE and you will need to be prepared to relocate here: you may be required to spend time in other locations with overnight stays

The package and benefits...

• Starting salary - £30,000 per annum

• Attractive benefits package including: 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays, pension scheme, life assurance, sharesave scheme, employee discount scheme including travel, food and shopping discounts.

• Relocation support loan

• Employee assistance scheme

• A real community of like-minded fellow graduates

• A Business Mentor

• More than 10 days of off-job development workshops covering such topics as communication, presentation and influencing skills

Ready to apply...?

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV tailored to this opportunity. We look forward to hearing from you.

A great British food company

Premier Foods is one of Britain's biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you'll find them in 90% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.