Procurement Manager - GSNFR

Job Description

Reporting to: Head of Procurement - GSNFR Based: Wellingborough

We’re looking for a Procurement Manager to join our Goods and Services Not For Resale (GSNFR) team within Booker.

Within this role you will drive maximum value from Booker’s GSNFR spend by delivering robust procurement strategies, reducing base cost, and ensuring all activity remains safe, legal, and fully compliant. This role plays a key part in shaping Booker’s transformation journey, improving supplier performance, and embedding best‑in‑class procurement practices across the business.

• Develop and deliver category strategies across assigned GSNFR areas, aligned to Booker and Tesco transformation priorities.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders across the UK and internationally.
• Lead annual and in‑year negotiations to secure competitive commercial terms and deliver year‑on‑year savings.
• Identify, scope, and implement cost‑reduction initiatives and value‑driven projects.
• Support the rollout of new ways of working across Booker/Tesco GSNFR, ensuring consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Manage supplier performance through structured reviews, acting as the escalation point for contract or service issues.
• Review existing and potential suppliers to ensure they meet Booker/Tesco sustainability, risk, and service standards.
• Develop procurement plans for your categories, ensuring clear priorities, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Champion innovation, automation, and service improvements to enhance efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Contribute to the development of team capability and support the delivery of the wider GSNFR cost‑reduction plan.

Key skills & experience relevant for this role:

• Strong commercial acumen with proven negotiation and contract management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Experience developing and delivering procurement strategies and category plans.
• Skilled at identifying service improvements, driving automation, and embedding new processes.
• Confident leading supplier reviews and managing complex contract issues.
• Ability to assess supplier suitability, manage risk, and optimise service delivery.
• Ability to balance Strategic planning with fast-paced operational demands.

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact recruitment@bookergroup.com

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk