JOB DESCRIPTION
PROCUREMENT MANAGER (Fixed-Term Contract)
Initial Procurement Category: Operations
COMPANY
When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe so people can exercise their get-up-and-go. With over 300 aircraft flying over 1000 routes to more than 35 countries, we’re the UK’s largest airline, the fourth largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Flying over 90 million passengers a year, we employ over 16,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing.
TEAM
The Procurement Team manage a significant proportion of the total easyJet external spend and revenue which amounts to over £3 billion per annum, covering Customer, Operations including Engineering and Maintenance, Fuel and Ground Handling, Commercial, Business, Corporate, Finance, People and IT functions.
CATEGORY FOCUS
As a company with over £6 billion in annual revenue and £billions worth of assets on our balance sheet, we need a Finance team that is deeply embedded within our organisation to keep us on track for further growth. Positive, inclusive, driven by purpose, ready to meet problems head on, and united. That’s our ‘Orange Spirit’, and you’ll see it in abundance within Finance.
The easyJet Procurement Team manages a substantial share of the companys £1 billion external expenditures across various departments. As a Procurement Manager within the Operations Procurement team, your primary role revolves around services related to Ground Handling and Aircraft Appearance.
You will support a dynamic portfolio, creating an exciting Procurement Category Plan. This journey will involves analysing spend data and conducting market analysis, developing engaging compelling strategies for engaging stakeholder and suppliers, leading tender processes, and designing templates for contracts and new requirements. All of these efforts are geared towards maximising the value we derive for easyJet.
But theres more! You will work in close collaboration with your colleagues, contributing to the driving force behind this category, providing unwavering procurement support and playing a pivotal role in Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to align strategic partners with easyJets vision. This role is energised and purpose-driven, making you the driving force for our pursuit of excellence and innovation.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
> Develop and implement clear short / mid / long term strategies to drive value on the allocated category of spend
> Influence a range of key internal stakeholders to support and buy in to chosen strategy.
> Build relationships across all levels with suppliers to leverage easyJet’s strategic importance, and subsequently negotiate charges that secure competitive advantage.
> Identify appropriate sourcing, through a balanced scorecard approach, to best meet easyJet’s requirements.
> Manage the tender process, negotiation and subsequent contracting for service/product provision.
> Drive continuous improvement within the supply base and deliver a pipeline of value engineering projects to reduce easyJet spend.
> Monitor actual financial performance against plan, and investigate / explain variances appropriately
> Work closely with the Business Area to agree clear service specifications to meet business requirements.
> Support supplier relationship management policies to ensure consistent practises and develop supplier relationships.
