Procurement Manager - Distribution and Fulfilment

This is an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager within the largest logistics and distribution network in the UK! Working within the Distribution & Fulfilment category, you will collaborate closely with internal colleagues and external partners to meet Tesco Group logistics requirements across Tesco, Booker Retail and Cash & Carry, One Stop, Best Food Logistics, and Venus Wines.

This role delivers value for money and drives efficiency throughout the procurement life cycle. You will partner with colleagues to ensure Tesco has a robust procurement strategy; one that balances the needs of the business with health and safety requirements, legal compliance, advancing technology, total cost of ownership and environmental challenges.

You will be responsible for:

Develop and deliver sub‑category plans aligned to Category Plans by being innovative and leveraging emerging industry technologies and Tesco environmental targets, in collaboration with various cross‑functional colleagues.
Deliver high savings targets through the implementation of robust sourcing events, ensuring that suppliers meet all operational requirements whilst providing the best value for Tesco, aligned back to Category Plans covering both Capex and Opex spend.
Deliver cost savings plans contributing to Save to Invest targets, consistently tracking and reporting on savings with forecast accuracy, working to the agreed processes.
Create RFP/RFI’s/e‑auctions through to conclusion, ensuring open and fair competition throughout the process.
Build strong internal relationships and develop new and existing supplier relationships to influence and ensure continued suitability, creating greater value across the organisation.
Review existing and potential new suppliers and assess their suitability to supply Tesco Group, minimising risk and optimising service, with strong SRM through leading/participating in supplier reviews.
Contract creation, review, and negotiation.
Opportunity for individual development in procurement with exposure to fast‑paced transformational projects.

You will need:

Strong commercial competence and negotiation skills.
Great interpersonal skills and experience of cross‑functional working and stakeholder engagement.
Experience of working in a large‑scale organisation, running large multi‑million‑pound sourcing events and multiple projects simultaneously.
A consistent track record of delivering change through influencing and challenging the norm, as well as bringing new concepts, innovation, and ideas to life.
A continual‑improvement mindset.
Supplier relationship and workload‑management skills.
Vast procurement/buying experience, preferably within distribution, logistics, transportation or commercial fleet.

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