Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager within the largest logistics and distribution network in the UK! Working within the Distribution & Fulfilment category, you will collaborate closely with internal colleagues and external partners to meet Tesco Group logistics requirements across Tesco, Booker Retail and Cash & Carry, One Stop, Best Food Logistics, and Venus Wines. This role delivers value for money and drives efficiency throughout the procurement life cycle, partnering with colleagues to ensure Tesco has a robust procurement strategy that balances business needs with health and safety, legal compliance, advancing technology, total cost of ownership and environmental challenges.
Responsibilities
* Develop and deliver sub‑category plans aligned to Category Plans, being innovative and leveraging emerging industry technologies and Tesco environmental targets, in collaboration with various cross‑functional colleagues.
* Deliver high savings targets through robust sourcing events, ensuring suppliers meet operational requirements while providing the best value for Tesco, aligned to Category Plans for both Capex and Opex spend.
* Contribute to cost savings plans supporting Save to Invest targets, consistently tracking and reporting savings with forecast accuracy, following agreed processes.
* Create RFP, RFI and e‑auction processes through to conclusion, ensuring open and fair competition.
* Build strong internal relationships and develop new and existing supplier relationships to influence and ensure continued suitability, creating greater value across the organisation.
* Review existing and potential new suppliers and assess suitability to supply Tesco Group, minimising risk and optimising service, with strong SRM through leading and participating in supplier reviews.
* Create, review and negotiate contracts.
Qualifications
* Strong commercial competence and negotiation skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of cross‑functional working and stakeholder engagement.
* Experience of working in a large‑scale organisation, running large multi‑million‑pound sourcing events and multiple projects simultaneously.
* A consistent track record of delivering change through influencing and challenging the norm, and bringing new concepts, innovation and ideas to life.
* A continual‑improvement mindset.
* Supplier relationship and workload‑management skills.
* Vast procurement/buying experience, preferably within distribution, logistics, transportation or commercial fleet.
* Opportunity for individual development in procurement with exposure to fast‑paced transformational projects.
Benefits
We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you — both in and out of work.
* 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 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, and 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, with free access to a range of experts supporting your mental wellbeing.
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