Strategic Procurement Lead for Wellness Club Ops

Virgin Active; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension with employer match (up to 5%)

Complimentary Virgin Active membership

Private dental and healthcare

Life assurance 4x salary

Employee discounts across Virgin Group

40% off select PT sessions

Salary Finance access

Mental health support (EAP)

Corporate letting services

ePoints discounts

Discounts on VA Academy courses

Job summary

Virgin Active is seeking a Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover) to lead sourcing across gym equipment, facilities services, and engineering categories, while protecting our premium brand standards. You will build strong supplier partnerships, drive commercial efficiencies, and support capital projects across clubs.

With 5+ years in procurement leadership, you will negotiate complex contracts, manage risk, and collaborate with Operations, Finance, and Legal to ensure best value and compliant

Qualifications

• Proven experience (5+ years) in a Procurement Manager or Senior Procurement role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver procurement strategies aligned to business objectives and premium brand standards.
• Lead sourcing across gym equipment, facilities services, maintenance, and engineering categories.
• Drive value through cost optimisation, total cost of ownership analysis, and supplier consolidation.
• Identify, onboard, and manage suppliers to meet quality, sustainability, performance, and compliance standards.
• Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and SLAs, managing supplier performance and continuous improvement.
• Procure planned and reactive maintenance, engineering support, and specialist contractors.
• Support capital projects including refurbishments, new openings, and equipment upgrades.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Facilities, and Clubs to support budgets, governance and scalable procurement processes.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Cost analysis

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Spend analysis

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

CIPS qualification (or working towards)

Tools

SAP Ariba

ERP systems

CRM systems

Job description

Virgin Active is seeking a Procurement Manager (Maternity Cover) to lead sourcing across gym equipment, facilities services, and engineering categories, while protecting our premium brand standards. You will build strong supplier partnerships, drive commercial efficiencies, and support capital projects across clubs.

With 5+ years in procurement leadership, you will negotiate complex contracts, manage risk, and collaborate with Operations, Finance, and Legal to ensure best value and compliant