Procurement Manager - GNFR

Procurement Manager - Goods Not for Resale (GNFR)

Passion for buying and procurement? Keen to develop alternative sourcing models? Eager to implement change within a growing team?

This is an exciting time at Travis Perkins, where you will join at the early stages of the Goods Not for Resale / Indirect Procurement journey.

We are looking for commercially minded forward thinking procurement professionals.

The GNFR portfolio is in excess of £400m.  This role will see you act as a strategic business partner  and trusted advisor,  working with the relevant business areas to help provide overall direction for procurement activity,  with a strong lens on commerciality and providing efficiencies within the Group.

Location: Hybrid working with some time based in Northampton office.

We regard these to be following key activities;

• Provide leadership beyond just buying, by seeing the bigger picture, and focussing on the things that will make the biggest difference to our overall strategy

• Building of business cases for alternative sourcing models, and on policy and procedures covering the selection of suppliers, tendering, and procurement

• Working effectively with internal stakeholders, building strong relationships and understanding the business needs

• Negotiating with new and existing suppliers

• Supplier management during selection process

Does this sound like you?

• Experience of negotiating large scale GNFR contracts

• Previously implemented change

• Able to engage with senior level stakeholders

• Well organised with an eye for detail

• Able to work in a fast paced environment

What’s in it for you?

Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.

You’ll be supported by some fantastic training and development and have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group. 

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:

• Competitive bonus

• Save-as-you-earn scheme

• Buy-as-you-earn scheme

• Contributory pension scheme

• Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses

A bit about us

As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.

With over 5 businesses, 16,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!