Category Sourcing Manager

Do you have excellent analytical, project & stakeholder management skills? Are you looking for a challenging, varied role within Strategic Sourcing?

In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and sourcing from best-in-class suppliers in partnership with Category. By executing Supply Base Reviews (SBRs), evaluating incumbent past-performance, and leading retendering exercises (“Resets”) the role delivers optimal quality, value and availability for Tesco’s customers.

You will be responsible for:

Forming Natural Working Teams (NWTs) and leading Requests for Information and Quotation (RFIs and RFQs).
Advocating best-practise sourcing processes and strategies across Tesco.
Emphasising responsible and sustainable sourcing whilst minimising cost.
Mitigating risk to quality, brand, supply/availability and cost.
Working with analytical support teams to guide suppliers to improve their offer throughout each tender.
Analysing supplier offers to identify cost savings and secure the best balance between Quality, Value, Innovation, and Supply (QVIS).
Supporting category colleagues to develop and implement sourcing plans.
Developing innovative commercial solutions to offer best-value to Tesco’s customers whilst improving operating profitability.
Identifying and assessing potential new suppliers as well as building efficient long-term supplier relationships.
Working In partnership with category; negotiating and collaborating with suppliers to resolve macro-economic issues such as inflation, regulatory and legal changes, and force majeure events.
Building a leading vision to deliver a longer approach to supply.
Driving continual improvement within the team and all sourcing initiatives across Tesco.

You will need:

Experience of identifying and implementing a best-in-class supply base.
Experience of influencing and negotiating, and leading virtual teams.
An ability to work autonomously with minimum supervision.
An understanding of Supply/Value Chains and eSourcing platforms and portals.
A collaborative and flexible team-working style.
Strong project, time and stakeholder management skills.
Strong analytical and presentational skills.
Strong Microsoft skills in Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) qualification (desirable).

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What's in it for you:

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Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility