Procurement Manager

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement organization is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end procurement across various categories. The role emphasizes building strong stakeholder relationships and achieving savings targets. Ideal candidates will have solid procurement experience, especially in FM or MRO backgrounds. Benefits include a salary of £55,000 - £60,000, discounts, and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Salary £55,000 - £60,000

50% discount for hotel bookings

Contributory pension scheme

Private Healthcare - family cover

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus (discretionary)

Focus on learning and career development

Qualifications

• Solid experience in procurement, especially in FM or MRO.
• Ability to build and leverage strong relationships.
• Experience with end-to-end procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end procurement process for various categories.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships to deliver savings targets.
• Cultivate key supplier relationships to optimize performance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Procurement excellence

Category development

Job description

Overview

Find where you belong!

Are you passionate about delivering innovative procurement solutions at best value? Do you have solid procurement experience with a knack for building and leveraging key stakeholder relationships? If so, this Procurement Manager role could be exactly where you belong!

What’s it all about?

It’s an exciting time to join our Procurement team where our vision of driving long term sustainable value for Travelodge within our supply chain and making a tangible contribution to our company mission of providing affordable travel for all, remains at the heart of what we do.

You will be leading the end-to-end procurement process across our property and FM categories, working closely with our stakeholders to develop strong relationships in order to deliver savings targets, whilst cultivating key supplier relationships and building trust, in order to optimise performance and delivery of our requirements now and in the future. You will be focusing on categories related to M&E, MRO, FF&E, HVAC, PPM, Capex projects, and refit and refurbishment.

Why Travelodge?

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. And we care about our colleagues' wellbeing, so we ensure there are plenty of resources available so everyone can look after their emotional, physical, financial and work wellbeing. We call this "Better Me".

Who will this appeal to?

If you are an experienced procurement professional with a background in FM, MRO or related indirect categories who has a passion for procurement excellence and thrives on new challenges, then this role could be for you. We're looking to add to our existing brilliant team of procurement experts with someone who can work at pace whilst constructively challenging existing norms in order to drive optimum value and quality whilst leveraging the strong internal and external relationships that they build. If you are looking to expand your current procurement experience into new category areas or further develop your existing generalist experience, then this role will offer you the breadth you are looking for.

If you also love the idea of identifying new trends and innovations that will inform future strategy and action plans and are not afraid to be the first in doing so, then we want to hear from you!

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• Salary £55,000 - £60,000
• 50% personal discount for hotel bookings and great friends and family discounts too!
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private Healthcare - family cover
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Annual bonus (discretionary)
• A focus on learning and career development