Procurement Manager - Distribution And Fulfilment in Welwyn Garden City

Energy Jobline ZR; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy job board in the UK is seeking a Procurement Manager to join their Distribution and Fulfilment team. This role involves developing procurement strategies, delivering savings, and building supplier relationships. Ideal candidates should have at least 3 years of experience, strong negotiation skills, and a CIPS qualification. This position offers a hybrid working model and numerous benefits including an annual bonus and extensive leave policies.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus personal day

Private medical insurance

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' procurement/buying experience preferably in supply chain, logistics, or distribution.
• Consistent track record of delivering change through influencing and challenging the norm.
• Enthusiasm, curiosity and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver sub-category plans aligned to Category Plans.
• Deliver high savings targets through robust sourcing events.
• Create RFP/RFI's/e-auction with attention to open and fair competition.

Skills

Strong commercial competence and negotiation skills

Great interpersonal skills

Experience in large scale organisation

Supplier relationship management

Ability to influence senior colleagues

Education

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualification or working towards

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

About the role

We are on the lookout for a Procurement Manager to join our Distribution and Fulfilment team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager in the largest logistics and distribution operation in the UK! Working within Distribution & Fulfilment category, you will work closely with internal colleagues and external partners to meet Tesco Group Secondary Distribution and MHE requirements covering Tesco, Booker Retail and Cash & Carry & One Stop. This role drives value for money and efficiencies through the procurement life cycle, as well as partnering with colleagues to ensure that Tesco has a robust strategy balancing the needs of the business.

What is in it for you

• 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

You will be responsible for

• Develop and deliver sub‑category plans aligned to Category Plans by being curious, innovative and pragmatic in collaboration with numerous cross‑functional colleagues.
• Delivering high savings targets through implementation of robust sourcing events, ensuring that suppliers meet all operational requirements whilst providing the best value for Tesco which align back to category plans which will cover both Opex and Capex spend.
• Deliver cost saving plans contributing to Save to Invest targets, consistently track and report on savings targets with forecast accuracy working to the agreed processes.
• Creation of RFP/RFI's/e-auction through to conclusion with attention on ensuring open and fair completion throughout the process.
• Forging strong working relationships internally and develop new and existing supplier relationships to influence and ensure continued suitability, creating greater value across the organisation.
• Reviewing existing and potential new suppliers and assess their suitability to supply Tesco group, minimising risk and optimise service, strong SRM by leading/participating in supplier reviews.
• Contract creation, review, and negotiation. Point of contact for contract related matters.
• Opportunity for individual development in procurement with exposure to fast paced transformational projects. Make a real difference.

You will need

• Strong commercial competence and negotiation skills.
• Great interpersonal skill and experience of cross‑functional working and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience of working in a large scale organisation, running large multi‑million pound sourcing events and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Consistent track record of delivering change through influencing and challenging the norm, as well as bringing new concepts, innovation and ideas to life.
• Continual improvement mindset.
• Ability to influence senior colleagues.
• Supplier relationship and workload management skills.
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualification or be working towards.
• At least 3 year's procurement/buying experience preferably within supply chain, logistics or distribution.
• Enthusiasm, curiosity and resilience.

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award‑winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.

If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.