Head of Global Sourcing

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 now have a phenomenal opportunity for a Head of Global Sourcing within our Distribution & Fulfilment Procurement function join a successful team here at Tesco

This is an exciting opportunity to lead Procurement for the largest logistics and distribution network in the UK

You'll be leading all aspects of the procurement of products and services in support of Tesco's Distribution and Fulfilment operations, by working closely with business partners to identify opportunities to deliver the required products and services at the best commercial value.

This role will require strong procurement expertise, with a background in leading GSNFR categories preferable. You will be working with senior customers within the business to create, build, and develop category plans in line with Tesco’s key objectives.

You will be responsible for
- The end-to-end sourcing of circa £1.2Bn of supplier spend across all areas of Distribution and Fulfilment.
- Working in close partnership with our leadership teams in the UK, Central Europe and Ireland.
- Delivering key strategic sourcing projects involving 3rd party logistic providers across road and rail transportation, international freight, logistics and warehousing services.
- Managing a team of approximately 10 colleagues across all related spend categories.
- Leading and handling the creation of RFIs/RFPs all through to conclusion, with specific attention on ensuring open and fair completion through the process.
- Partnering with the procurement points of reference with our Supply Chain and Distribution leadership team and other senior customers across the business.
- Representing Tesco at senior level with the supplier and industry community to ensure Tesco's best interest and influence with key suppliers, trade bodies and other entities.
- Responsible for defining specific category strategies to ensure accurate sourcing plans in the short to long-term.
- Responsible for the delivery of cost savings plans across Distribution and Fulfilment supplier spend (Save to Invest) that requires diligent and careful planning and skilful execution.
- Defining talent pipelines, development plans, leading compliance related topics and defining governance frameworks.

You will need
- Experience in procurement and strategic sourcing, specifically within Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation.
- Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) qualifications preferred.
- Extensive knowledge within the procurement logistics and supply chain market.
- Previous experience of developing and growing a range of relationships across the transportation and logistics industry, both in the UK and globally, to engage with suppliers at a senior and executive level.

Operational Skills
- The ability to empower all levels of customers by virtue of an eye for business, excellent judgement, professional competence, credibility, flexibility, and personal integrity.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to encourage trust and confidence.
- Shown success in leading, organising, multiple and ambitious tasks and priorities.
- Strong commercial negotiations skills.

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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.

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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