Procurement Manager - Property

Tesco UK; Digswell; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Tesco UK’s Property Procurement team invites you to join as Procurement Manager within the property portfolio, helping keep our estate safe, efficient and sustainable. You’ll shape strategies, collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers, and drive value across engineering, delivery and maintenance.

You’ll lead end-to-end sourcing and contract negotiations, manage supplier performance, and balance commercial outcomes with safety and compliance in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, sourcing or commercial roles.
• Ability to lead end-to-end sourcing and negotiate contracts.
• Strong stakeholder relationships and supplier management.
• Awareness of safety, sustainability and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver sub-category strategies aligned to wider category plans.
• Lead sourcing activity end-to-end, delivering strong commercial outcomes across Capex and Opex.
• Create and run fair, transparent sourcing processes (RFI/RFP).
• Build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and suppliers to influence decisions and unlock long-term value.
• Manage supplier performance and risk through supplier relationship management, including reviews.
• Lead contract development and negotiations to support operational needs and long-term value.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Commercial experience

Job description

This is a brilliant opportunity to join Tesco’s Property Procurement team, supporting one of the UK’s largest property portfolios. As Procurement Manager within the property team, you’ll play a key role in keeping our estate running safely, efficiently and sustainably—working across engineering, delivery, and maintenance.

You’ll collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and suppliers, shaping strategies that deliver real business value while helping us build an estate that is fit for today and ready for the future. This is a role where you can make a visible difference—combining commercial thinking, innovation and sustainability to drive outcomes at scale.

• Shaping and delivering sub-category strategies aligned to wider category plans, bringing fresh thinking and leveraging emerging technologies.
• Leading sourcing activity end-to-end, delivering strong commercial outcomes across both Capex and Opex.
• Creating and running fair, transparent sourcing processes (RFI/RFP), ensuring the best suppliers are selected for Tesco.
• Building strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and suppliers to influence decisions and unlock long-term value.
• Managing supplier performance and risk through effective supplier relationship management, including regular reviews.
• Leading contract development and negotiations, ensuring agreements support operational needs and long-term value.

• Have experience in procurement, sourcing or commercial roles (property, engineering or construction experience is helpful but not essential).
• Are confident working with stakeholders and suppliers to influence outcomes.
• Enjoy solving problems and thinking differently to deliver better value.
• Can balance commercial outcomes with safety, sustainability and compliance.
• Are comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

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 Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

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