Lead Procurement Manager - Customer %26 Marketing (FTC)

easyJet; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Procurement Manager to join their dynamic team. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to enhance procurement strategies within the Customer and Marketing function. You will work closely with senior leadership, managing a diverse portfolio while ensuring value for money and compliance with procurement policies. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, this position is perfect for a proactive individual ready to make a significant impact. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible working environment that fosters growth and inclusivity.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

BAYE, SAYE, and performance share schemes

7% pension

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing procurement and category management.
• Ability to identify cost-saving opportunities and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of spend across marketing and media.
• Conduct spend and market analysis, and lead tender processes.

Skills

Marketing Procurement

Category Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Contract Management

Market Analysis

Job description

Lead Procurement Manager – Customer and Marketing (FTC 9-12 months)

Nearly thirty years ago, we reinvented European air travel. That took innovation, energy, digital disruption, and persistence. Working here means finding ways to make things better, being inventive, getting on and achieving. Making low cost travel easy.

The Procurement Team manages a significant proportion of easyJet's external spend, which in FY24 was £3.36 billion per annum, covering Customer, Operations (including Ground Handling), Commercial, Customer & Marketing, Business, Corporate, Finance, People, Fuel, and IT functions. The Lead Procurement Manager for Customer and Marketing reports to the Senior Manager for Commercial and Corporate Procurement.

This exciting role offers a huge opportunity for someone to join easyJet on a fixed-term basis and build upon our team’s strong relationships with the Customer & Marketing function, which brings our customer and brand vision to life with high energy and collaboration. Working closely with our Chief Customer and Marketing Officer and their team, you will manage a portfolio of spend across marketing and media, as well as other areas within the function. Responsibilities include conducting spend and market analysis, stakeholder and supplier engagement, leading tender processes, drafting contracts, and managing supplier relationships to ensure value for money. You will be a proactive business partner, providing procurement support and advice to help achieve strategic objectives.

Key Performance Indicators and Targets

• Improve value proposition
• Deliver best-in-class contract terms and minimize supply chain risks
• Enhance supplier service and performance
• Increase procurement engagement and profile within the business
• Ensure adherence to procurement policies and frameworks
• Reduce costs in allocated categories
• Proactively partner with the business and plan categories effectively

Requirements

Candidates should have experience in marketing procurement and category management, with knowledge of creative agencies, media planning and buying, branding, and digital marketing. The ability to identify value and cost-saving opportunities, influence stakeholders, and develop strategic category plans is essential. You must understand market dynamics, complex specifications, and contract scopes, often within tight deadlines. A self-starter with determination, good business acumen, and experience in end-to-end tender processes is required. An understanding of how third-party contracts support revenue growth and ROI is also critical.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary
• Up to 20% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• BAYE, SAYE, and performance share schemes
• 7% pension
• Life assurance
• Flexible benefits
• Excellent staff travel benefits

Location & Hours

This full-time role is based in Luton with hybrid working (3 days in Luton). It involves a 40-hour work week. We are always #happytotalkflex.

About easyJet

Our goal is to make low-cost travel easy, connecting people across Europe with great value fares and friendly service. With over 90 million passengers annually across 35 countries, our team embodies our ‘Orange Spirit’—positive, inclusive, and ready to take on challenges.

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