Procurement Manager - Logistics

Location Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below. Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT Alternative locations Manchester,Lancashire,United Kingdom Coventry,West Midlands,United Kingdom Hours Full-time Contract-Type Permanent Salary Competitive Plus Benefits Areas of business Finance & Business Development Closing date 2024/06/28 23:59:00 Job ID 233629 Job Description We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here. Why join us Joining Sainsbury's as a Procurement Manager means becoming part of a passionate and determined team that is focused on delivering great results for the business. You will have the opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of the commercial and sourcing strategy for your designated category, creating clear and compelling category plans that provide value for money to Sainsbury's. As a strategic sourcing expert, you will enhance our competitive advantage, minimise risk, and help deliver outstanding solutions for our customers and colleagues. With our commitment to curiosity, innovation, and continuous improvement, you will be encouraged to challenge the status quo and influence business strategy at all levels. Join our team and be part of an organisation that values integrity, fosters strong stakeholder relationships, and offers the opportunity for personal and professional growth in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. What you'll do You will be responsible for taking end-to-end ownership of the commercial and sourcing strategy for your assigned category or subcategories. This will involve creating clear and compelling category plans that provide a fit-for-purpose supply chain, balancing cost, quality, and risk considerations. Using your strong commercial acumen, you will independently execute these category plans, employing a strategic sourcing methodology that enhances Sainsbury's competitive advantage and delivers outstanding solutions for customers and colleagues. You will lead cross-functional teams to implement business change and confidently engage in difficult conversations and negotiations with key suppliers and senior stakeholders. As a critical business partner, you will challenge and support stakeholders as needed, while effectively managing supplier risk and performance. Building productive relationships with key suppliers, you will identify opportunities and ideas, and lead contracting and strategic partner management within your category. Additionally, you will contribute to the overall success of the department, act as a positive role model for the team, and ensure category plans adhere to procurement and supplier management policies. Who you are You’re are a highly experienced and strategic procurement professional with a strong track record in creating and executing end-to-end category plans. With your deep understanding of external supply markets and emerging trends, you bring valuable insight and solutions to drive business success. Your ability to lead cross-functional teams, engage in difficult conversations and negotiations, and build productive relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders sets you apart. Your strong commercial acumen, critical thinking skills, and resilience enable you to balance the needs of the business, customers, and colleagues while effectively managing risks and optimising outcomes. As a trusted source of insight and solutions, you play a critical role in shaping the commercial and sourcing strategy, delivering value for money, and ensuring outstanding solutions for Sainsbury's and its customers. Essentials An experienced Procurement professional, or comparable relevant commercial experience, who has experience of creating and executing compelling end to end category plans Effective and up to date understanding of the external supply markets, with knowledge and awareness of emerging trends, opportunities, and risks within your category field Experience of negotiating with third parties, with an understanding of contract law Experience of project management Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience of presenting Stakeholder management experience, demonstrating the ability to influence, constructively challenge and confidently engage up to and including Senior Manager level, explaining complex ideas in a simple way Desirable Experience of 3rd party relationship management Curiosity and inquisitiveness Critical thinking and analytical skills Tactically and operationally strong with a sharp commercial acumen Resilient and adaptable, supporting others to adapt during times of change within a dynamic and fast paced environment. We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).