Procurement Manager(16761)
Description
We are easyJet – a FTSE-listed, multi-billion pound low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.
We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
What makes us easyJet? Our Promise Behaviours – we are Safe, Bold, Welcoming and Challenging. Four Behaviours. One Spirit. One easyJet.
READ ON IF YOU
1. Have experience in procurement, category management, or supplier relationship management within IT, data, or technology
2. Enjoy building strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers, driving value and innovation, and leading end-to-end tender processes
3. Can be in our fantastic Luton head office 3 x per week
THE TEAM
The Procurement Team at easyJet manages a significant proportion of our total external spend, covering Customer, Operations, Commercial, Business, Corporate, Finance, People, and IT. We are a dynamic team focused on delivering value, supporting business growth, and ensuring our partners help us achieve our ambitions.
THE ROLE
As Procurement Manager – IT Data & Technology, you will be accountable for the rapid delivery of trustworthy, scalable, and efficient IT infrastructure services that are critical for easyJet’s future growth. You will manage a portfolio of spend across IT Data & Technology, producing and delivering a Procurement Category Plan that supports our strategic objectives.
You will:
4. Develop and implement clear short, mid, and long-term strategies to drive value in your allocated category
5. Influence key internal stakeholders to support and buy in to your strategy
6. Build relationships at board level with suppliers to leverage easyJet’s strategic importance and negotiate competitive charges
7. Identify appropriate sourcing solutions using a balanced scorecard approach
8. Manage the full tender process, including negotiation and contracting for service and product provision
9. Drive continuous improvement within the supply base and deliver value engineering projects to reduce spend
10. Monitor financial performance against plan and investigate variances
11. Work closely with business areas to agree clear service specifications
12. Support supplier relationship management policies and develop supplier relationships
Business Area
Procurement
Primary Location
United Kingdom-London-London Luton Airport
Organisation
Finance
Schedule
Full-time
Unposting Date
Ongoing