Procurement Manager - Fleet

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.!

This is an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager for the largest logistics and distribution in the UK! Working withing distribution & Fulfilment category, you will work closely with internal colleagues and external partners to meet all Tesco Group Fleet and Engineering requirements covering Tesco, Booker Retail and Cash & Carry, One Stop, Best Food Logistics and Venus Wines!

This role drives value for money and efficiencies through the procurement life cycle, as well as partnering with colleagues to ensure that Tesco has a robust fleet strategy balancing the needs of the business, health and safety requirements, legal compliance, advancing technology and environmental challenges.

You will be responsible for:

Developing and delivery sub-category plans aligned to Category Plans by being innovative and emerging industry technologies, Tesco environmental targets in collaboration with various cross functional colleagues.
Delivering high savings targets through implementation of robust sourcing events, ensuring that suppliers meet all operational requirements whilst providing the best value for Tesco which align back to category plans which will cover both Capex and Opex spend.
Delivery cost savings plans supplying to Save to Invest targets, consistently supervise and report on savings targets with forecast accuracy working to the agreed processes.
Creation of RFP/RFI’s/e-auction through to conclusion with attention on ensuring open and fair completion throughout the process.
Forging strong working relationships internally and develop new and existing supplier relationships to influence and ensure continued suitability, crafting greater value across the organisation.
Evaluate current and potential suppliers for Tesco, reducing risk and improving service quality through effective supplier reviews.
Contract creation, review, and negotiation. Point of contact for contract related matters.
Opportunity for individual development in procurement with exposure to fast paced ground-breaking projects. Make a real difference.

You will need:

Strong commercial competence and negotiation skills.
Phenomenal interpersonal skill and experience of cross-functional working and customer engagement.
Experience of working in a large scale organisation, running large multi-million pound sourcing events and multiple projects simultaneously.
Proven track record of delivering change through influencing and challenging the norm, as well as bringing new concepts, innovation and ideas to life.
Continual improvement attitude.
Ability to influence senior colleagues.
Supplier relationship and workload leadership skills.
High level of curiosity about vehicle technologies, motor industry and environmental initiatives, keeping up to date with market innovations.
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualification preferred or be working towards.
At least 3 year’s procurement/buying experience preferably within distribution/fleet.

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What's in it for you:

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

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