Lead Procurement Manager - Retail

ENGINEERINGUK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Procurement Manager to drive innovative procurement strategies for Consumables. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team, manage supplier relationships, and implement effective sourcing strategies to achieve significant savings. The position offers a blend of office and remote work, fostering a flexible environment that values diversity and inclusion. With a strong focus on collaboration and innovation, this role provides a unique opportunity to make a substantial impact while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes employee well-being and development.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 20%

25 days holiday plus personal day

Private medical insurance

Maternity and paternity leave

Free virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills for a team of procurement managers.
• Expertise in procurement management and contract negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement strategy for Consumables and manage supplier relationships.
• Deliver savings through robust sourcing events and contract implementation.

Skills

Leadership skills

Procurement management

Contract management

Negotiation skills

Project management

Influencing skills

Education

Experience in retail procurement

Experience leading multi-million pound sourcing events

Job description

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About the role

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That's why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, please talk to the Hiring Manager about how they can support you.

We have a great opportunity here at Tesco for a Lead Procurement Manager to join a successful team!

You'll help lead and develop the strategy for Consumables, Wheeled Equipment and Cash and Banking alongside all areas of the business, such as distribution, head office & subsidiaries.

You will be responsible for leading a team of 4, running the procurement strategy of a large catalogue of operational products, with many subcategories including packaging, paper and plastic based consumables, and a range of distribution centre consumables.

This role will require strong procurement expertise, with a background in leading GSNFR categories preferable. You will be working with senior customers within the business to create, build, and develop category plans in line with Tesco's key objectives!

You will be responsible for

1. Delivering high savings targets through implementation of robust sourcing events, ensuring that suppliers meet all operational requirements whilst providing the best value for Tesco.
2. Ensure positive relationships with suppliers & customers to support, endorse and deliver plans aligned to category procurement strategies to realise business savings and support innovation.
3. Developing and delivering procurement strategies, which truly support the Tesco business objectives.
4. Writing and delivering the procurement category plan for Consumables.
5. Implementation of robust contracts across the category.
6. Consistently supervise and report on savings targets for specified sub-categories using the agreed process.
7. Lead supplier reviews, acting as a partner concern point for contract-related issues.
8. Assess the opportunity to improve scale and work with Tesco International teams and subsidiary businesses.
9. Working closely with a Technical Manager to ensure all goods sourced are fit for purpose and meet Tesco's Technical and Ethical standards.
10. Review existing and potential new suppliers and assess their sustainability to supply Tesco, minimising risk, and optimising service.
11. Using good judgement, build new and develop existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and build greater value across the organisation.
12. Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need

1. Leadership skills - the ability to lead and mentor a team of 4 procurement managers.
2. Experience in developing talent to grow our capability with creative and bold opportunities.
3. Procurement management, contract management and negotiation skills, experience of leading large multi-million pound sourcing events.
4. Ability to influence and challenge the norm. Able to bring new concepts and ideas to life, and bring senior colleagues on board.
5. Capability to lead multiple projects simultaneously, driving innovation across the category.
6. Experience in a retail procurement role is encouraged but not crucial. A flexible and enthusiastic approach to learning the category specifics is preferred.

What's in it for you?

We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

About Us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.