Senior Procurement Manager

Job title: Senior Procurement Manager
Based at: Location flexible.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Procurement Manager to join our Operations Team mmanaging and overseeing all procurement related activities across The Jockey Club group, leading on complex procurement projects and identifying opportunities for sustainable annual cost savings where possible, this role will be integral to ensuring the Group achieves its strategic objectives and budgets, and is able to operate profitably. You will lead and manage the Procurement Team and deliver the procurement strategy through effective business partnering.
About The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club stages thrilling sporting occasions and live events nationwide including The Grand National, The Cheltenham Festival and The Derby. Millions of people every year enjoy the special experiences we offer through racing, music, food, and entertainment on racedays and beyond.
As the largest commercial group in British racing, we are guided by our mission to act for the long term good of the sport. Every penny we make goes back into racing to promote excellence within Britain’s second biggest spectator sport. Our people are what makes this possible
At The Jockey Club people are at the heart of what we do and drive our success. We are inclusive and actively seek to attract people with unique backgrounds and perspectives. Diverse, collaborative teams are pivotal to our success and support the potential and growth of all our people.
The Senior Procurement Manager will
• Embed a strategic approach to procurement processes for the purchase of goods and services (including capital investments) across the Group.
• Oversee delivery of the Group’s procurement strategy, along with managing sourcing capabilities.
• Deliver, and update regularly, the Group’s procurement strategy maintaining contract and procurement systems.
• Undertake supplier due diligence, ensuring to incorporate health, safety, and environmental criteria into the process.
• Ensure the Group’s compliance with the provisions of the Modern Slavery Act for all key suppliers.
• Undertake, and upkeep, a procurement audit schedule to help provide assurance that best procurement practice is being adhered to.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders to increase awareness of procurement and to gain support for procurement initiatives.
• Monitor savings and define budget impact.
• Nurture relationships with suppliers to negotiate best value for the Group.
• Support with the development, and lead on the implementation of, procurement-related training programs for the Procurement team and the wider Group.
• Drive a high-performance culture across the team developing, communicating, and managing performance.
About you
• An outstanding communicator, both written and verbal, with strong attention to detail.
• Influential stakeholder manager capable of confidently engaging with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven manager with experience of inspiring a team to deliver results.
• In-depth knowledge of Procurement with proven experience in the negotiation of large deals across a variety of categories
• Capable of planning, defining and leading large transformational projects
• An innovative thinker who thrives in problem solving
• Experience of developing procurement strategies to include immediate and longer-term sustainable savings and growth.
• Comfortable in a matrix environment
What we offer in return
• All colleagues can go along to any of our race day or music events free of charge - along with 3 friends or family with our TeamPass Ticket scheme.
• An award-winning pension scheme provider with a generous employer contribution
• A healthcare cash back plan enabling you to claim money back on health & wellbeing services.
• 25 days annual leave
• Access to a suite of Learning & Development training resources from renowned providers
• A whole host of other benefits including free eyecare vouchers, a ride to work cycle scheme & discounts across varying retailers & services.
If you think you have everything we’re looking for and more, then we’d love to hear from you. Don’t hang around, our closing date for this vacancy is 30th April but we reserve the right to bring this forward if we have a high volume of applications.
This role may be subject to a criminal record check, standard or enhanced DBS check or BHA Suitability Check. By applying you confirm that you are happy for these checks to be carried out.