Procurement Manager - Technology

ENGINEERINGUK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

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About the role
At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That's why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, please talk to the Hiring Manager about how they can support you.

We are looking for a confident and articulate Procurement professional specialising in Technology procurement, to join our team here at Tesco!

As a Procurement Manager for technology infrastructure, you'll be encouraged to negotiate sophisticated supply agreements for the delivery of network infrastructure and connectivity hardware, software, support and maintenance services at Tesco sites and data centres across the UK & Central Europe.

You'll be provided with the opportunity to work on some of the largest contracts for the group, which craft the future of the Technology in Tesco. Our team works with many different functions across the business which will give you phenomenal insight into areas such as Distribution, Retail, Marketing, Finance, Property and many more!

You will be responsible for:

1. Supporting the infrastructure and workplace technology teams to procure colleague and customer hardware such as Self service checkouts, PDA, scanner devices, tills, servers and storage facilities and associated device peripherals.
2. Negotiating contracts for the supply of Telecommunication services including customer Wi-Fi, mobile connectivity, and call centre solutions.
3. Supporting the cloud and workplace technology strategies by negotiating high value cloud consumption and software licensing agreements.
4. Working with senior Technology customers to provide contractual mentorship, sourcing options and support, project delivery and supplier relationship management.
5. Actively minimising revenue and capital costs through improved use of tools, processes and application of standard methodology. This will be achieved through a combination of influencing partners and robust planning.
6. Consistently supervising and reporting on savings targets for specified sub-categories using the agreed process.
7. Using good judgement to build new and develop existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and build greater value across the organisation.
8. Supporting the business to achieve compliance with legal, ethical and safety procurement policies with integrity and good judgement.

You will need:

1. Minimum 5 years of procurement experience.
2. Previous Procurement management of Infrastructure & Hardware & Telecoms.
3. Multi-functional working and partner engagement.
4. Strong negotiation skills and commercial competence.
5. Knowledge of Supplier relationship and performance management.
6. Category Planning experience.
7. Development of self, high standards of personal ethic.

What's in it for you?
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 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

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.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.