Procurement Manager - Security Services

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Stores Limited is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead the labour services strategy across Tesco’s retail, distribution and subsidiaries, with responsibility for security labour procurement and senior stakeholder engagement.

The role requires strong procurement expertise, experience with high-value, multi-million pound tenders, and a proven ability to deliver savings through robust sourcing events while ensuring compliance and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-value, multi-million pound procurement projects.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders and suppliers.
• Track record delivering substantial savings through sourcing events.
• Experience with labour/services categories is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver savings targets through robust sourcing events.
• Develop category plans and procurement strategies aligned to Tesco objectives.
• Lead supplier reviews and manage contract implementation.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements including ethics audits.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Skills

Procurement management

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Sourcing events

Supplier relationship management

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Job description

We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join our successful team, to manage and develop the strategy for labour services across the business in areas such as retail, distribution & subsidiaries.

You will be responsible for managing the procurement strategy for labour procurement in Security, with multiple subcategories. This role will require strong procurement expertise, with a background in managing GSNFR categories or FM/Services preferable. You will be working with senior stakeholders within the business to create, build, and develop category plans in line with Tesco’s key objectives.

We are looking for a confident and articulate Procurement professional to join our team. Role modelling the ability to work with various colleagues and negotiate with suppliers are key experiences required for this role. The ideal candidate would have experience in high value complex procurement strategies and managing multi-million-pound tenders.

• Delivering high savings targets through implementation of robust sourcing events, ensuring that suppliers meet all operational requirements whilst providing the best value for Tesco.
• Ensure strong relationships with suppliers & stakeholders to support, endorse and deliver plans aligned to category procurement strategies to realise business savings and support innovation.
• Developing and delivering procurement strategies, which truly support the Tesco business objectives.
• Writing and delivering the procurement category plan for your categories within Labour Services.
• Implementation of robust contracts across the category.
• Consistently track and report on savings targets for specified sub-categories using the agreed process.
• Lead supplier reviews, acting as an escalation point for contract-related issues.
• Assess the opportunity to maximise scale and work with Tesco International teams and subsidiary business’.
• Working closely with our Ethical Team, to ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and investigate and lead on Modern Day Slavery audits.
• Review existing and potential new suppliers and assess their sustainability to supply Tesco, minimising risk, and optimising service.
• Using good judgement, build new and develop existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and create greater value across the organisation.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

• Communication skills – the ability to develop strong and meaningful relationships with internal stake holders; the ability to build trust and work in a partnership.
• Procurement management, contract management and strong negotiation skills. Experience of managing large multi-million pound sourcing events.
• Strong commercial acumen, a broad understanding of market factors and challenges to our procurement goals.
• A character with drive and resilience. A self-starter with tenacity to follow projects to completion.
• Ability to influence and challenge the norm. Able to bring new concepts and ideas to life, and bring senior colleagues on board.
• Capability to lead multiple projects simultaneously, driving innovation across the category.
• Experience in a retail procurement role is welcomed but not crucial. A flexible and enthusiastic approach to learning the category specifics is preferred.

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