Procurement Manager - Marketing

Job description

Location 
SSC Location (London, Coventry or Manchester) and Home 

Reporting to 
Head of Procurement and Supplier Management, Marketing, Loyalty & Professional Services

In a nutshell 
To deliver great results for the business through passion, purpose and determination. Taking end to end ownership of the commercial and sourcing strategy within the Marketing / Marketing Technology Category you will create clear and compelling category plans providing a fit for purpose supply chain which delivers value for money to Sainsbury’s. You will employ a strategic sourcing methodology that enhances Sainsbury’s competitive advantage, minimises risk and helps deliver outstanding solutions for our customers and colleagues.  

You will be a source of insight and solutions; and become a confident subject matter expert who discovers new ideas that challenge and influence business strategy at all levels, in particular bringing up to date external insight. 

What you need to do 

• Demonstrate strong commercial acumen, seeking and realising savings and added value opportunities within your category whilst balancing commercial outcomes against risk
• Execute your category plan independently to enhance Sainsbury's competitive advantage and deliver outstanding solutions. 
• Lead cross-functional teams to land business change in a considered but determined way 
• Confidently deal with difficult conversations and negotiations with key suppliers and senior stakeholders alike  
• Be a critical business partner to your stakeholders, challenging and supporting as appropriate.  
• Act as a point of escalation for the business in managing  the risk and operational performance of suppliers as is necessary 
• Build productive and mutually beneficial relationships with your key suppliers to identify opportunities and ideas. 
• Lead contracting for your category, or subcategory, alongside group Legal. 
• Contribute to the overall success of the Department, acting as a positive role model for other members of the team 

How I will succeed 

• Take ownership for your category, becoming a trusted source of insight and solutions 
• Being persistently curious to understand key cost drivers within your category and identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Deliver value beyond just the numbers by making the most of your supplier and stakeholder relationships. 
• Confidently and independently lead difficult conversations and negotiations with senior internal and external contacts. 
• Balance the needs of your stakeholders, the business, customers and colleagues in all of your decisions 
• Maintain oversight of your categories in order to identify and effectively mitigate key supply chain risks. 
• Quantify and evaluate the cost/benefit of different options in order to optimise outcomes for Sainsbury’s Group 
• Within business governance framework, deliver business as usual activity such as supplier appraisal and selection, contract terms, negotiation strategies and supplier management. 
• Always act with integrity, living the Sainsbury’s values every day 
   

What you need to know and show 

• High level of experience working in a senior procurement role within the Marketing / Marketing Technology categories (essential)
• Experience working in a procurement role within the retail sector (desired)
• Experience of developing and delivering end to end category plans (essential)
• Effective and up to date understanding of the Marketing / Marketing Technology market and supplier landscape, with knowledge and awareness of emerging trends, opportunities, and risks (essential) 
• Experience of 3rd party relationship management (desirable). 
• Experience of negotiating with third parties, with a good understanding of contract law (essential) 
• Experience of project management (essential) 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience of presenting (essential) 
• 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 (essential) 
• 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. 
  
   

What decisions I can make 

• Managing Marketing / Marketing Technology suppliers end to end worth up to £50m in spend
   

Resources available to me 

• Head of Procurement and Supplier Management
• Buyers

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 www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).