THE TEAM

The Procurement Team at easyJet manages a significant proportion of our total external spend, covering Customer, Operations, Commercial, Business, Corporate, Finance, People, and IT. We are a dynamic team focused on delivering value, supporting business growth, and ensuring our partners help us achieve our ambitions.

THE ROLE

As Procurement Manager – IT Data & Technology, you will be accountable for the rapid delivery of trustworthy, scalable, and efficient IT infrastructure services that are critical for easyJet’s future growth. You will manage a portfolio of spend across IT Data & Technology, producing and delivering a Procurement Category Plan that supports our strategic objectives.

You will:

• Develop and implement clear short, mid, and long-term strategies to drive value in your allocated category
• Influence key internal stakeholders to support and buy in to your strategy
• Build relationships at board level with suppliers to leverage easyJet’s strategic importance and negotiate competitive charges
• Identify appropriate sourcing solutions using a balanced scorecard approach
• Manage the full tender process, including negotiation and contracting for service and product provision
• Drive continuous improvement within the supply base and deliver value engineering projects to reduce spend
• Monitor financial performance against plan and investigate variances
• Work closely with business areas to agree clear service specifications
• Support supplier relationship management policies and develop supplier relationships

Requirements of the Role

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Strategic thinker with the ability to understand market dynamics and create innovative category plans
• Proven relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including board level
• Ability to understand complex specifications and contract scopes
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to review financial and management information
• Experience in reviewing and marking up contracts
• Determination and drive to deliver results
• Ability to influence and challenge at a senior management level
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience managing end-to-end competitive tender processes

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN

• Private Medical Insurance
• Up to 20% maximum bonus
• 7% pension contributions
• Excellent staff travel benefits
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Annual credit towards an easyJet holiday
• Various flexible benefits and extras

PRACTICALITIES

This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and we spend 60% of our time per month in the office.