Procurement Manager - 39 hours per week

Are you ready to drive value and build key partnerships to support our business objectives? Here at Pets at Home, we’re looking for a Procurement Business Partner.

About the Role

As a Procurement Business Partner, for Goods and Services Not for Resale (GSNFR), you'll leverage your strategic, commercial and contract management expertise to secure the best suppliers and deliver operational improvements.

You’ll work with executive leaders, manage supplier relationships and lead cross-functional initiatives to achieve outstanding results.

This role offers hybrid working from our Support Office in Handforth, Cheshire (two days per week in the office).

Key Responsibilities will include;

• Leading procurement planning and building trusted relationships with stakeholders
• Driving cost-saving strategies and aligning procurement goals with business needs
• Overseeing end-to-end procurement, supplier negotiations and risk management
• Supporting diversity and inclusion across supplier networks
• Line management responsibility for a small team

About You

• Proven experience in procurement or category leadership with high-value contracts
• Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management abilities
• Experience in team leadership and influencing within matrix structures
• CIPS qualified (desirable), with exceptional negotiation skills and a focus on results

What we offer

• Annual bonus potential of 15% of salary (based on both company and individual performance)
• Annual leave entitlement of 36 days (inc. Bank Hols) rising to 38 after two years of employment. The holiday year runs April - March
• Extra day off for birthday
• Single Cover Healthcare
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and paid leave for fertility treatment.
• Restricted stock plan
• Life Assurance x 4
• Company pension contribution of 6.5% (minimum personal contribution of 2.5%)
• Colleague discount of 20% across the Group (Pets at Home, Groom Room, Vet Practice)
• Annual sharesave scheme

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you.

Ready to shape our procurement strategy and make an impact? Apply today!