Procurement Manager - Property

Talent Drive | B Corp™; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Drive | B Corp™ is looking for a strategic role in Procurement, crucial for a major UK retailer's growth and renewal strategy. This position involves managing a £600m spend, focusing on store equipment and influencing specification owners.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Property & FM, strategic category management skills, and a background in retail or construction environments. This is a remarkable opportunity to shape the future of retail estate.

Qualifications

• Strong experience across Property & FM is non-negotiable.
• Strategic category management capability is essential.
• Ambitious and confident communicator required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Property Business Unit.
• Manage significant procurement spend across store equipment.
• Shape the future retail estate.

Skills

Category management

Influencing specification owners

Communication

Property & FM experience

Retail/Consumer experience

Job description

This is a genuinely high profile opportunity sitting at the heart of a major UK retailer’s store growth and renewal strategy. With significant investment into new stores, refurbishments and estate transformation, Procurement is being elevated to play a far more strategic role across Property.

It’s about shaping the future retail estate.

The Scope:

You’ll sit within the Property Business Unit, partnering across:

• Store Equipment (£70m spend) – refrigeration, shelving, lighting, wiring, racking, flooring, fit-out components

Total managed spend across the wider area: £600m

What They’re Looking For:

• Strong experience across Property & FM (non‑negotiable)
• Strategic category management capability
• Comfortable influencing specification owners
• Experience within Retail/Consumer highly desirable
• Exposure to main contractors / construction environment advantageous
• Ambitious, commercially sharp, confident communicator