Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's in our high-impact Procurement team as a Procurement Manager means becoming part of a passionate and determined team that is focused on delivering great results for the business to help us work towards Next Level Sainsbury's. You will have the opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of the commercial and sourcing strategy for the Payments and Financial Services categories, creating clear and compelling category plans that provide value for money to Sainsbury's. As a strategic sourcing expert, you will enhance our competitive advantage, manage third-party risk, and help support critical business operations. With our commitment to curiosity, innovation, and continuous improvement, you will be encouraged to challenge the status quo and influence business strategy at all levels. Join our team and be part of an organisation that values integrity, fosters strong stakeholder relationships, and offers the opportunity for personal and professional growth in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
You'll lead supplier strategy in an evolving and business-critical area. You will manage complex third-party ecosystems and act as the subject matter expert for this category. As a critical business partner, you will challenge and support senior stakeholders as needed, while effectively managing supplier risk and performance. Building and managing productive relationships with key suppliers, you will identify opportunities and ideas, and lead contracting and commercial contract management within strategic partners in your category.
Who you are
You are a highly experienced and strategic procurement professional with a strong track record in creating and executing end-to-end category plans, within a dynamic and fast paced environment. Your experience in line management will be essential in fostering a collaborative and motivated team culture, enabling individuals to achieve their best and contribute to the wider success of the Procurement function. You bring valuable insight and solutions to drive business success, maximized through robust commercial contract management.
Essential criteria:
* Payments and/or Financial Services procurement experience
* Demonstrable ownership of an end-to-end procurement category
* Experience negotiating and managing third-party supplier contracts, quantifying commercial risk and value
* Comfortable working in fast-paced industry
* Line management experience
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you'll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there's always the chance to try something new - whether that's as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we'll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).