Partnership Manager - Tesco Group Agreements

We have a fantastic and rare opportunity for a Partnerships Manager to join the Tesco Groups Agreement team!

This role requires a high level of stakeholder management internally & externally and to develop trusted partnerships. This involves negotiating long-term Group agreements and working in an agile way to implement these with UK & International markets.

This is a high-profile position that would suit someone looking for their next big move in their career.

You will be responsible for:

Building and maintaining trusted partnerships with suppliers to deliver the strategic objectives of Tesco.
Creating compelling engagement plans to implement our Group agreements in each Tesco market and Business Unit.
Facilitating growth plans with our key strategic suppliers and delivery of our Group agreement services.
Track the performance of our supplier partners across the Tesco Group to deliver sustained growth.
Tracking and reporting of P&L each period vs forecast & budget to deliver quantum profit targets whilst always being cost conscious.
Leading the negotiation of Group agreements with suppliers.
Identifying and enabling new value adding opportunities to generate profitable growth for Tesco and our suppliers.
Understand the needs of our supplier partners for data services and lead the programme management and delivery of new data services, end-to-end.
Proposing and agreeing the schedule of Top-to-Top engagement with supplier partners and leading the development of briefing documents in support of senior engagement.
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need:

Operational:

Stakeholders management inc. across various cultures
Influencing and negotiation
Supplier Management
Buying Management
Data Analysis
Microsoft Excel/Power Point
Supplier economics
Project/Programme Management

Previous experience managing large suppliers, preferably branded
Understanding of cross-functional approach to projects from inception of delivery
Buying or Selling experience in Product
Influencing a large number of stakeholders including Director and C-suite level
Line Management experience

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.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

We're all about the little helps. That's why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
Private medical insurance
Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
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 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
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
A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want