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Lead Procurement Manager - Technology
Job Reference tesco/TP/11868706/756369
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What’s in it for you
We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work! These include but aren’t limited to:
- Annual bonus scheme
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays)
- Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
- Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
- Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
- Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
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About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Global Procurement Team to manage and develop the portfolio of strategic supplier contracts, working closely with senior colleagues to strategically align our contracts to future initiatives, continuing to put Tesco at the forefront of providing innovative retail technology products and services to our customers and colleagues.
As Procurement Lead for Technology, you will report to the Head of Technology Sourcing and sit on the Technology Procurement Leadership Team. You will work on establishing and designing Technology Category Strategies and ensure these strategies are implemented across Tesco Group UK, CE and drive synergies across the Group Affiliates. This role will focus on strategic and critical, Infrastructure and/or Professional Services suppliers/vendors in the market and managing the relationships and overall accounts.
Our procurement team works with many different functions which will give you great insight into areas such as Distribution, Retail, Marketing, Finance, Property and many more. We are looking for someone to support Tesco Group partners, globally, by negotiating commercial and legal terms with new and incumbent strategic suppliers.
You’ll be challenged due to the fast pace and the role you will play in closing out key contracts/agreements that make a difference. Our Procurement colleagues enjoy that they are accountable for leading their category and are given the opportunity to work closely with our Technology colleagues, and are viewed as an extension of their team.
You will be responsible for
- Management and leading the end-to-end procurement process across Opex and Capex projects
- Defining with our functional teams and technology experts the go-to market strategy for new contracts, identifying the best commercial model and supporting on RFP/RFQ activities
- Develop positive relationships with external partners and internal colleagues to support, endorse and deliver sub-category plans aligned to category Procurement strategies to realise business savings and support innovation.
- Build and deliver sub-category plans by being innovative and collaborative with various cross functional partners
- Actively minimise revenue and capital costs through improved use of tools and processes. Consistently track and report on savings targets
- Driving competition through running robust end-to-end tenders, negotiations and eAuctions; making data driven decisions based on analysis of total cost of ownership
- Driving performance, best value, and continued innovations from key suppliers through robust supplier relationship management processes. This includes consistent management of contracts from award to implementation and ongoing performance reviews.
You will need
- Strong procurement experience alongside strong awareness of the IT/Technology supply market and procurement knowledge across Functional / Digital Applications
- Strong negotiation skills and experience running sourcing events
- Supplier relationship and performance management experience
- Category Planning skills, with capability to build and implement strategies, and lead complex large-scale projects
- Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to all levels of seniority and functions within the organisation
About us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.
We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.
NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.