Procurement Manager - Construction and Store Concepts Remote
Job description
An exciting opportunity to join Costa Coffee as the Procurement Manager – Construction and Store Concepts.
A bit about us...
Here at Costa Coffee, our vision is to inspire the world to love great coffee. We’re all about passion, energy and teamwork to serve uplifting moments to coffee fans globally. From our humble beginnings in 1971, we’re now the UK’s most loved coffee Brand. With the help of our Partners and the Coca Cola system our growth ambitions have no limits. Along with our much-loved Stores, we now have propositions spanning Ready-to-Drink, Costa Express, FMCG and our leading B2B networks. Costa are pioneering the future of the coffee industry.
A bit about the role...
Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager – Property, you will be expected to take ownership of and drive strategic change across the category, including development of category strategies, transformational projects, stakeholder management, market insight, executing RFXs, contract negotiation, management, and SRM/continuous improvement work with suppliers. The role directly works with the Design, Proposition and Construction Teams supporting the introduction and embedding of professional procurement across the Costa business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the development of category strategy and plan for Fixtures and Fittings including (but not limited to) furniture, store ancillaries, artwork, lighting, wall coverings and flooring.
- Work closely with the Design, Proposition and Construction Teams to ensure Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) principles become business as usual practise
- Fully participate and lead cross functional project works including global opportunities
- Support tender management, negotiation, and implementation of supplier agreements
- Development and implementation of appropriate supplier management acting as an escalation point
- Fully understand and support Costa’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment and Diversity and Corporate Social Responsibility strategies
- Additional categories and special projects where required
We want all our Team Members to thrive and to grow here at Costa, this is why our values are so important to us, Passion, Courage, Trust, Warmth. Along with an ability to work with diverse teams we would look for you to bring the following to this role:
- CIPS or RICS qualified with strong Property Procurement experience, ideally from Hospitality or Retail industries - International retail experience is desirable
- An expert understanding in Property, Construction and R&M
- A general understanding of store environment fixtures and fittings
- Good Procurement strategy development, sourcing plan development and proven Procurement execution
- Strong stakeholder and relationship management, with the ability to influence at all levels
- Financial modelling understanding
- Strong MS Excel skills
We’re on a growth journey like no other; more countries, more propositions, more opportunities for you to develop your career and work with some great teams. In addition, you’ll benefit from
- BUPA Healthcare
- Costa Pension Scheme
- Bonus Scheme
- 25% staff discount, including endless free coffee onsite at support office
- 25 days Holidays
Costa Coffee is made up of true experts, masters of their craft stretching their limits to what’s possible. It’s why we work so well remotely. We trust our teams and embrace technology to help us collaborate. And if needed, we have offices all over the world for those important connection points. Our remote working allows you to balance your work and personal life, while retaining Costa’s much-loved warmth and passion.
