Procurement Manager

Newrest; London; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food services is seeking a Procurement Manager at their London office. The ideal candidate will drive strategic relationships with suppliers, oversee contract management, and contribute to achieving operational efficiency and cost savings. This role calls for excellent negotiation skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to thrive under pressure.

Qualifications

• Strong negotiating skills with buying experience.
• Proficient in Excel and good literacy skills.
• Health and safety knowledge and proven application.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier relationships to ensure adherence to standards.
• Work with teams to achieve operational and financial targets.
• Lead market scanning and benchmarking.

Skills

Negotiation

Excel

Commercial awareness

Communication Skills

Job description

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Labor

Title: Procurement Manager

Reports to: Head of Procurement

Based at: Newrest UK Head Office – London Heathrow

Job Purpose

Toprovide support to all Newrest UK bases via the appropriate and effectivesourcing of suppliers and products. You will play a crucial role in nurturingstrategic relationships with global and high-value suppliers, analysingperformance data, and working collaboratively with Operations teams to achieveoperational and financial targets. The ideal candidate will possess excellentresilience, thrive under pressure, and effectively manage complex contractualand operational situations.

Perfil

Key Accountabilitiesand Responsibilities:

1. Manage day to day supplier relationships, ensuringadherence to agreed standards.

2. Work with Operations teams and Newrest Head Office Procurementteam to ensure suppliers achieve operational and financial targets.

3. Point of contact for Operations and Finance teams andother internal stakeholders.

4. Review and supervise RFP process.

5. Ensure robust performance auditing againstcontractual SLAs/KPIs, management of contracts and benchmarking of serviceproviders

6. Drive strategy of the category, collaborate withsuppliers and internal stakeholders to drive innovation, efficiencies, businessdevelopment opportunities and generating additional value to both parties

7. Lead internal reviews with key stakeholders toidentify business needs and tangible service improvements. Translating these into relationshipdevelopment plans with suppliers.

8. Develop and maintain plans to prioritise andimplement continuous improvement in terms of service, cost, risk andflexibility.

9. Instigate and develop action plans to remedy poorsupplier performance and managing through to conclusion.

10. Ensure smooth implementation of service improvementprojects and successful handover to operational business stakeholders.

11. Lead market scanning and benchmarking to monitorthe direction of the supply market, whilst ensuring competitiveness of thesupply base and shaping the strategy of the category.

12. Provide regular Management Information reports andupdates to the business stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

13. Monitoring and driving corrective action forInvoice Price Variances (IPV), Purchase Price Variances (PPV), year on yeardeflation (YOY).

14. Engagementwith key stakeholders, manage financial elements of materials and cost impact.

15. Work on own initiative working at pace and with a high level ofaccuracy.

16. Prioritiseworkload in a pressurised environment to ensure duties are carried out in atimely manner.

18. Adhere to inflightservices security compliance.

19. Adhere to clean as yougo standard.

20. Interact with,colleagues, customers and clients in a professional manner at all times.

21. Drive, direct andimplement unit Corporate, Social, Responsibility initiatives.

22. Any other duties asrequested by your manager.

Knowledge and Skills

Ø Commercially aware,with a flexible mindset.

Ø Good Negotiator withbuying experience.

Ø Good literacy skills,verbal written and spoken.

Ø Health and Safety,knowledge and proven application of.

.

Work RelatedCircumstances

Mustbe flexible and able and willing to work extra hours and weekends, bankholidays and evenings when required to meet seasonal or customer demands.Consider shift start and finish times and transport links to site, livingwithin reasonable travelling distance to the site may be a consideration.

Physical/HealthRequirements

Mustbe able to access all public areas of the property and airport, includingstairwells, confined spaces, heights etc. Work may involve reasonable lifting of heavy / bulky objects within thepublished health & safety guidelines on manual handling.

Mustwear a visible name badge at all times. Complete all relevant paperwork withinspecified standards and timeframes. Ensure all specified training and food safety standards are adhered toat all times. Complete any other duties as requested by management.

Do you have the passion and drive to become a key member of our Team

Labor

Title: Procurement Manager

Reports to: Head of Procurement

Based at: Newrest UK Head Office – London Heathrow

Salary: Circa £45,000

Job Purpose

Toprovide support to all Newrest UK bases via the appropriate and effectivesourcing of suppliers and products. You will play a crucial role in nurturingstrategic relationships with global and high-value suppliers, analysingperformance data, and working collaboratively with Operations teams to achieveoperational and financial targets. The ideal candidate will possess excellentresilience, thrive under pressure, and effectively manage complex contractualand operational situations.

Perfil

Key Accountabilitiesand Responsibilities:

1. Manage day to day supplier relationships, ensuringadherence to agreed standards.

2. Work with Operations teams and Newrest Head Office Procurementteam to ensure suppliers achieve operational and financial targets.

3. Point of contact for Operations and Finance teams andother internal stakeholders.

4. Review and supervise RFP process.

5. Ensure robust performance auditing againstcontractual SLAs/KPIs, management of contracts and benchmarking of serviceproviders

6. Drive strategy of the category, collaborate withsuppliers and internal stakeholders to drive innovation, efficiencies, businessdevelopment opportunities and generating additional value to both parties

7. Lead internal reviews with key stakeholders toidentify business needs and tangible service improvements. Translating these into relationshipdevelopment plans with suppliers.

8. Develop and maintain plans to prioritise andimplement continuous improvement in terms of service, cost, risk andflexibility.

9. Instigate and develop action plans to remedy poorsupplier performance and managing through to conclusion.

10. Ensure smooth implementation of service improvementprojects and successful handover to operational business stakeholders.

11. Lead market scanning and benchmarking to monitorthe direction of the supply market, whilst ensuring competitiveness of thesupply base and shaping the strategy of the category.

12. Provide regular Management Information reports andupdates to the business stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

13. Monitoring and driving corrective action forInvoice Price Variances (IPV), Purchase Price Variances (PPV), year on yeardeflation (YOY).

14. Engagementwith key stakeholders, manage financial elements of materials and cost impact.

15. Work on own initiative working at pace and with a high level ofaccuracy.

16. Prioritiseworkload in a pressurised environment to ensure duties are carried out in atimely manner.

18. Adhere to inflightservices security compliance.

19. Adhere to clean as yougo standard.

20. Interact with,colleagues, customers and clients in a professional manner at all times.

21. Drive, direct andimplement unit Corporate, Social, Responsibility initiatives.

22. Any other duties asrequested by your manager.

Knowledge and Skills

Ø Commercially aware,with a flexible mindset.

Ø Good Negotiator withbuying experience.

Ø Excellent Excel skills.

Ø Good literacy skills,verbal written and spoken.

Ø Health and Safety,knowledge and proven application of.

.

Work RelatedCircumstances

Mustbe flexible and able and willing to work extra hours and weekends, bankholidays and evenings when required to meet seasonal or customer demands.Consider shift start and finish times and transport links to site, livingwithin reasonable travelling distance to the site may be a consideration.

Physical/HealthRequirements

Mustbe able to access all public areas of the property and airport, includingstairwells, confined spaces, heights etc. Work may involve reasonable lifting of heavy / bulky objects within thepublished health & safety guidelines on manual handling.

Essential Requirements

Mustwear a visible name badge at all times. Complete all relevant paperwork withinspecified standards and timeframes. Ensure all specified training and food safety standards are adhered toat all times. Complete any other duties as requested by management.

Competencias

Procurement Communication Skills commercial Literacy