Procurement Manager

POUNDLAND LIMITED; Walsall; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% employee discount card

Extra day off for birthday

33 holidays (inc. banks)

Single private medical cover

Annual bonus scheme

£500 monthly car allowance

Free onsite parking

Pension scheme with employer matched contributions

Wellbeing resources access

My Staff Shop discounts

Access to early earned wages

Training and development opportunities

Life assurance and loyalty awards

Job summary

POUNDLAND LIMITED is looking for a competent Procurement Manager to join their Customer Service Centre in Walsall. This exciting role offers flexibility to work from home one day a week and requires regular travel to various Distribution Centres and suppliers.

As a Procurement Manager, you will be in charge of developing procurement strategies, leading supplier negotiations, and managing GNFR expenditure across the organization. The position requires excellent negotiation skills and stakeholder management at all levels.

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, a range of benefits including a car allowance, annual bonus scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in developing procurement processes.
• Ability to manage GNFR and indirect spend.
• Proven track record of influencing and negotiating with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the procurement function.
• Develop procurement strategies across the organisation.
• Partner with stakeholders and manage supplier performance.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Procurement strategy development

Process development

Job description

About The Role

Join us here at Poundland & Dealz as a Procurement Manager, based at our Customer Service Centre in Walsall and offering flexibility to work from home one day per week. The role will require regular travel to our Distribution Centres, Stores and to suppliers.

This is a new and exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager to build and lead a procurement function to manage GNFR expenditure across the organisation. With autonomy and trust to make an impact from day one, you’ll be responsible for developing procurement strategies and reviewing procurement processes. You’ll partner with stakeholders at all levels across the business to support commercial negotiations, contract renewals and supplier performance management.

We are looking for a Procurement professional with strong experience of developing procurement processes, driving procurement strategies and who is able to demonstrate expertise in managing GNFR and indirect spend across a large and multi-sited organisation. Superb negotiation, influencing and supplier management skills are vital to success. Excellent stakeholder management skills including at executive leadership level is essential.

Benefits

• 10% employee discount card with increased discount events over the year.
• Celebrate your birthday, you’ll get an extra day off for your birthday.
• Holidays, 33 days a year inc banks.
• Single private medical cover.
• Annual bonus scheme, with the opportunity to earn up to 15% of your base salary.
• Car allowance of £500 per month.
• Free parking onsite.
• Pension scheme for your future, with up to 5% employer matched contributions.
• We put wellbeing first through our partnership with Retail Trust which gives you and your family access to a fantastic range of resources.
• My Staff Shop, giving you an amazing number of discounts and shopping vouchers.
• For those unexpected moments, our partnership with stream enables you to access up to 50% of your monthly earned wages early, along with savings and financial advice.
• Training and development opportunities, we want you to grow your career with us, be that through one of the qualifications we offer or internal programmes, this role can be just the first step.
• Plus, life assurance, loyalty service awards and more.

Bring your leadership, energy, and positive approach — and we’ll help you build your career with us!

We’re committed and proud to our inclusive culture, and that starts with the recruitment and selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please do share this with us on your application form and we’ll make every effort to meet your needs.