Senior Procurement Manager

Ocado Group; Hatfield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology-led global company in Hatfield is seeking a Category Lead for Indirect Procurement. This role involves managing procurement across Facilities Management and Travel with a significant annual spend. The ideal candidate will have extensive procurement experience and outstanding negotiation skills. Join a firm known for innovation and numerous employee benefits, including 25 days annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

22 weeks paid maternity leave

Pension with employer matching

Cycle to Work Scheme

15% off at Ocado.com

Qualifications

• Extensive procurement experience in category management, strategic sourcing, SRM and contract management.
• Deep category expertise in the FM and/or Travel verticals.
• A natural storyteller who can build compelling narratives.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activity across Facilities Management, Travel and Global Logistics.
• Deliver outstanding Total Procurement Benefit for Ocado.
• Lead a programme of Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management.

Skills

Procurement experience

Category management

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Job description

Overview

We\'re now building our very first Indirect Procurement team and are hiring two senior professionals to help shape the function alongside our newly appointed Head of Indirects. As Category Lead, you will lead Ocado\'s Facilities Management, Travel and Global Logistics procurement activity across c£55m annual spend, defining and delivering a portfolio of category management, sourcing and supplier management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnering
  • Partner with department heads and budget owners, embedding within leadership teams
  • Act as a \'Critical Friend\' for key business owners, providing support and education in managing key supply partner relationships
  • Be a vocal and compelling advocate for the value of quality procurement and supplier partnerships
• Execution
  • Deliver outstanding \'Total Procurement Benefit\' for Ocado across Cost, Risk, Quality, ESG and Innovation, role modelling excellent delivery for the wider procurement team
  • Lead a programme of Strategic Sourcing, SRM and Renewals projects within the categories
  • Lead high value, high importance supplier negotiations in the category space to deliver great value for money, win:win engagements and outcomes with partners
• Category Management
  • Use expert knowledge of categories to deliver step change improvements in the way we engage, contract and manage partners in that space
  • Embed a Category Management approach to procurement across owned categories
• Supplier Partnerships
  • Utilise expert influencing skills to secure preferential engagements with strategic partners
  • Be a key escalation point for supplier performance management for stakeholders
• Procurement Improvement
  • Take ownership for specific continuous improvement activities within indirect procurement
  • Provide SME input to the Procurement Transformation programme, and participate in ongoing best practice sharing and collaboration initiatives across the procurement teams

Qualifications

• Extensive procurement experience in category management, strategic sourcing, SRM and contract management
• Deep category expertise in the FM and/or Travel verticals
• Brilliant business partnering and influencing capabilities, able to speak and operate in non-procurement terms to truly understand and unlock value
• A natural storyteller who can build compelling narratives and communicate with insightful clarity
• Expert negotiator, adept at driving win:win outcomes with suppliers
• Robust analytical experience, having leveraged multiple sources of data to inform strategies, recommendations and decision making

About Ocado

Ocado Group is a technology-led, global, software and robotics platform business, with a strong retail heritage. Ocado has been at the forefront of innovation in the online grocery industry since it was founded in 2000. Its retail business, Ocado.com, is one of the world\'s largest online-only supermarkets with over £2.2bn annual revenue and over 795,000 active customers.

Benefits

• Time to recharge: 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 after 5 years), plus the option to buy more - and 30 days a year to work from anywhere in the world
• Health & wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance from your first month, wellbeing support through specialist apps and EAP, plus Income Protection and Life Assurance
• Family-first policies: 22 weeks paid maternity/primary carer leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (after qualifying period)
• Financial support: Pension with employer matching up to 7%, share schemes (Sharesave & BAYE), and interest-free loans for train tickets
• Commuter perks: Cycle to Work Scheme and free shuttle buses to/from Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City stations
• Exclusive discounts: 15% off at Ocado.com with free delivery (starting in your first month)
• Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair treatment of all potential employees regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, or union membership status.