About The Role
Our Procurement team within our Leasing community are looking for a Procurement Manager to join the business. This role plays a vital part in shaping and delivering a strategic approach to sourcing cars, vans, and pickups, while supporting sales targets, commercial performance, and day‑to‑day operational efficiency.
In this role, you'll work closely with the Procurement Director and another Procurement Manager, along with wider internal teams, to keep procurement activity moving at pace, with clear communication and strong commercial focus.
You'll lead sourcing, contracting, and transactional purchasing activity, manage relationships with dealers, manufacturers, and suppliers, and negotiate favourable terms that support value, margin improvement, and risk management. You'll also help ensure that procurement activities align with business objectives, contractual requirements, and operational needs.
You'll support the development and execution of procurement strategies, lead conversations with manufacturers and dealers to identify new opportunities and use market insight to inform sourcing decisions. Working with funders and internal stakeholders, you'll help secure the right stock mix to support sales objectives, oversee contract and purchase order activity, and collaborate with pricing and fulfilment teams to maximise deal opportunities. Ensuring procurement processes remain accurate, compliant, and efficient will also be a key part of your role.
You'll have the opportunity to attend manufacturer launches, industry events, and fleet exhibitions to elevate Autotrader’s profile and stay ahead of market developments. These, along with other methods, will help build and grow supplier relationships through clear, credible communication, earning trust to unlock exclusive pricing opportunities and long‑term commercial value.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to take ownership of a commercially focused procurement role and make a direct impact on performance across the business.
What We’re Looking For
* Proven experience in procurement or commercial negotiations within the automotive industry with OEMs and finance companies, ideally with an understanding of the vehicle leasing market.
* Strong commercial acumen to deliver margin improvement and generate attractive leasing pricing for consumers.
* Skilled relationship manager, able to work effectively with OEMs, dealers, funders, and internal stakeholders.
* Confident negotiator with experience managing complex, high‑value deals and securing favourable commercial outcomes.
* Collaborative approach and comfortable working closely with sales, pricing, and fulfilment teams to help deliver opportunities smoothly.
* Effective communicator, comfortable representing Autotrader at industry events and exhibitions with the ability to influence at all levels.
* Proactive, adaptable, detail‑oriented and able to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, dynamic market.
* Strong awareness of market trends and competitor pricing, using insight to support sourcing and procurement decisions.
* Comfortable using data to inform decision‑making and identify commercial opportunities.
Benefits
Salary of £45,000‑£55,000, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded in shares each year. These awarded shares will vest in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to sell them or keep them as shares.
28 days’ holiday per year, in addition to bank holidays and half‑day closures on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
Enrolled in our pension scheme with standard contributions of 7% and employee contributions of 5%. Comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share‑save options, and more.
24/7 online GP and dentist access, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans, and other wellbeing needs.
Hybrid model (Connected Working) combining office and home working. Minimum of 3 days a week in the office with your team. Remote‑first periods during summer and winter allow work remotely anywhere in the UK and from certain overseas locations.
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