Procurement Manager - Retail

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Retail Procurement Manager to join the Tesco procurement team. This role will require an extensive retail procurement category background with particular strengths and experience in the consumables, category planning, and stakeholder management.

This is an exciting time to join the Tesco Retail Procurement team as we have developed strong working relationships with the Retail Leadership Team and are conducting service reviews to create our next long-term strategy.

This role will be pivotal in delivering commercial excellence to support challenging business budgets, with the opportunity for individual development with exposure to fast-moving transformational projects.

You will be responsible for:

To develop, write and deliver procurement strategies for the services and products you are responsible for.
Manage the opportunities and risk of your category.
Manage and deliver great value contracts to support Tesco priorities.
Manage supplier relationships by tracking supplier performance, leading supplier reviews, and acting as an escalation point for contract-related issues.
Developing and ensure strong working relationships with the stakeholder base (internally at Tesco and external suppliers) to understand and influence requirements.
Develop and implement projects through strategic sourcing, which truly support the Tesco transformation cost saving initiatives, delivering quality work in a timely manner.
Drive continuous improvement across the existing supply base by challenging suppliers to deliver enhanced performance, innovation, and value.
Be the go-to person for retail teams on the development of the consumables strategy.
Review existing and potential new suppliers and assess their sustainability to supply Tesco, minimising risk, and optimising service.

You will need:

Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills and strategic thinking.
Great interpersonal skills and experience of cross functional working & stakeholder engagement.
Proven track record of delivering change through influencing and challenging the norm.
A character with drive and resilience.
High standards of ethics and personal integrity and development of self and others.
At least three years procurement / buying experience preferably in Retail.

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