Procurement Manager

Tesco Insurance • Edinburgh - 2 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9FQ, United Kingdom • Permanent • Apply by 25-Mar-2026

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Salary - is from £55,000 + annual bonus & benefits
Work Level - 2
Location - Newcastle, Edinburgh or Glasgow. Permanent
Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid; however, you should be able to travel to Newcastle, Edinburgh or Glasgow office 1- 2 days per week, with occasional travel to other offices.
Closing Date - Applications close 25th March at 5pm

We have an opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join our amazing Tesco Underwriting team, working with all levels of leadership.

Procurement plays a crucial role in our organisation, ensuring we have the right suppliers, contracts, and strategies to support our evolving business. You'll manage the contractual processes including sourcing new third-parties and renewals of existing in compliance with the Procurement & Supplier Management policy and framework to ensure Tesco Underwriting receive appropriate service and value for money.

This is a dynamic, fast-paced role that requires strong procurement expertise, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

What you'll be doing
•Aligning procurement activities with Tesco Underwriting strategic objectives.
•Identifying contract requirements and writing specifications for existing contracts and/or new contracts.
•Contract Management. managing the delivery of a major part of our contract management program while taking personal responsibility for a limited number of mission-critical contracts.
•Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside of Tesco Underwriting.
•Keeping track of risk parameters, identifying any more deviations and reporting them to senior colleagues.
•Developing stakeholder engagement through identifying stakeholders, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these to support the communication of business information and decisions.
•Supporting the TU Procurement Team with procurement activities, including contract administration, tracking, and reporting to maintain governance and efficiency.
•Delivering high savings targets through implementation of robust sourcing events, ensuring that suppliers meet all operational requirements whilst providing best value for Tesco Underwriting.
•Consistently track and report on savings targets for specified sub-categories using the agreed process.
•Using sound judgement build new and develop existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and create greater value across Tesco Underwriting.
•Support the business to achieve compliance with legal, ethical, and social procurement policies with integrity and good judgement.

We need you to have
•Proven experience of leading RFP process for Tier 1 suppliers.
•Demonstrates experience in Categories: Professional services and Claims supply chain.
•Robust experience in procurement for Underwriting and Claims services.
•Motor / home / personal lines experience is advantageous.
•CIPS qualified or working towards this.
•Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment, ensuring procurement activities align with our strategic objectives.
•Experience working inside a large corporate entity with global reach.
•Showing a strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
•Building partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
•Communicating effectively - developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
•Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
•Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
•Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. Engaging effectively with multiple stakeholders and responds with well-balanced, win-win solutions.
•Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance our organisational goals.
•Interpreting and applying key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
•Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
•Knowledge of Supplier relationship and performance management.
•Securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently.
•Applying the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

We don't expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it's worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.

What's in it for you
•Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
•Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service you and your family 365 days a year.
•Performance related annual bonus.
•Critical Illness Insurance.
•Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
•Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday. As an added perk, we'll give you a second card to share with someone else.
•Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous 8-week paid paternity leave.
•A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
•Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as your Earn share schemes.

Everyone's welcome
We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We're committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Interviews
We know the importance of balancing work with life's other commitments. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, as we're committed to exploring part time and flexible working opportunities, at every level of the organisation.

Interviews are expected to be held shortly after closing date.

Why Tesco Insurance and Money Services?

Seeing your impact all around you: there's no better feeling.

Lucky for us, we get to feel it all the time. Because whatever our role, we're helping our colleagues and serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.

We deal in the personal - from pet insurance for your best friend, and home insurance for peace of mind, to motor insurance for your dream car or travel money for that trip you've worked hard for.

Everything we do is about making things better. Not just for others, but for you too. It's why you'll get bags of choice and plenty of development. It's why you'll always be heard and find balance that works for you. It's why you'll feel totally at home in a place where everyone's welcome.

So, if you want a career where you can do good and feel good, you've found it.

Let's make everyday a little better.

Our story

Making Insurance and Money Services more rewarding and offering great value and choice - because we know little wins can make a big difference.

We began life in 1997 and now help more than 2 million customers protect what matters to them.

We want to deliver a helpful service in everything we do and to make life easier for our customers. Our policies are really easy to manage online for our customers, but we know that being able to speak to our customer service staff when you need to is really important. This is why our customer service centers are open seven days a week.

Delivering great customer service means having great people behind the scenes - people who understand our customers and are driven by doing the right thing for them. We offer colleagues a place where they can feel totally at home in a place where everyone's welcome, where they can be part of a great team focused on making a real difference for our customers.

How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.

Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more. If you're interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Insurance and Money Services looks like, click apply to find out more!