Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Salary - from £, +annual bonus & benefits
Work Level - 2
Location – Edinburgh, Permanent
Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid; however, you shouldbe able to travel to our Edinburgh Office, at least 2 days per week for this position.
Closing Date - Applications close 9th August at 5pm
We’re looking for aCategory Manager – Marketing and Customer Communications to join our Procurement team at Tesco Bank.
As a Category Manager for Marketing and Customer Communications, you’ll be expected to negotiate complex supply agreements for marketing agencies, print, post, bank cards and much more at Tesco Bank. You’ll be provided with the opportunity to work on some of the biggest contracts which shape the future customer strategy and delivery of the Tesco Bank business. We are looking for someone to support Tesco Bank by negotiating commercial and legal terms with new and incumbent suppliers and managing supplier relationships in conjunction with the Supplier Management team
You’ll be challenged in this role due to the fast and exciting pace and the role you will play in shaping the new business by negotiating key contracts/agreements that make a difference for our customers and colleagues.
Our Procurement colleagues enjoy that they are accountable for leading their category and are given the opportunity to work with Senior Stakeholders across the business. Our colleagues also enjoy the fact that we work closely within the various business units and are viewed as an extension of their team and true business partner.
What you’ll be doing
1. Build and deliver Category Plans by being innovative and collaborative with various cross functional stakeholders.
2. Delivering high savings targets through implementation of robust sourcing events, ensuring that suppliers meet all operational requirements whilst providing best value for Tesco Bank.
3. Consistently track and report on savings targets for specified sub-categories using the agreed process.
4. Using sound judgement build new and develop existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and create greater value across the organisation.
5. Support the business to achieve compliance with legal, ethical, and social procurement policies with integrity and good judgement.
We need you to have
6. Experience in Procurement ideally in a related field
7. Cross functional working and stakeholder engagement
8. Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen
9. Knowledge of Supplier relationship and performance management
10. Category Planning experience
And if you have any of these, even better
11. CIPS qualified.
12. Experience dealing with Professional Services or Consulting organisations.
13. Experience working inside a large corporate entity with global reach.
We don’t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it’s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.
What’s in it for you
14. Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service you and your family days a year.
15. Performance related annual bonus.
16. Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
17. Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a % discount that increase to % every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we’ll give you a second card to share with someone else.
18. Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as your Earn share schemes.
Everyone’s welcome
We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves.We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Additional Information
Role Alignment
Following the announcement regarding Tesco's' with Barclays,this role will support our banking business and will transfer to Barclay's UKtowards the end of 4, subject to regulatory approval. Please note, the transfer date may change.
Interviews
Interviews are expected to be held from th August.