Senior Procurement Excellence Manager

About Us We are Ocado Group, and we're bringing world-class automation to online grocery. Our Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) combines cutting-edge robotics, AI, and IoT within our advanced CFCs (Customer Fulfilment Centres). We've mastered the single pick, transforming online delivery for our global partners. Join us and be part of a team pushing the boundaries of retail technology. About the Role This role is a fantastic opportunity to elevate Procurement into a true strategic enabler. Operating on a global scale, you'll lead our procurement enablement strategy as we pursue world class procurement at Ocado. You'll manage a small, group-wide Procurement Excellence team and join the Procurement Leadership Team. You will be : Leading a small team across 5 foundational pillars of Procurement. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will directly own aspects of the below as well as organising and equipping your team to deliver. • Procurement Systems • Develop and lead the overarching systems strategy for procurement, leveraging our best of breed set up • Oversee the management and continuous development of our core procurement suite, including our market leading Omnea procurement platform, tail spend management partnership, virtual card solution, and Enterprise ERP (Oracle Fusion) • Ensure our systems work well with our ERP and external data sources to enable end-to-end process delivery • Data Analytics • Develop data governance and analytics frameworks to increase transparency and actionable insight • Own our KPI and Reporting strategy, ensuring we have actionable data from individual category level to exec reporting • Translate system outputs into clear, actionable insights that improve outcomes • Ensure our data works for our frontline Procurement Managers • Supplier Risk Management • Lead Ocado’s Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) programme on behalf of all Procurement • Lead a functional peer group of risk domain leaders to ensure an effective but proportional risk approach • Leverage our tech stack to ensure supplier risk management is deeply embedded into procurement decisions • Policy Governance • Own the Global Procurement Policy • Embed a governance framework for procurement systems, including the control and change management framework • Ensure wider supplier governance procedures and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards are fully integrated into our procurement practices • Process Excellence • Drive continuous improvement across our sourcing, negotiation, contract management, supplier management, and supplier risk management processes • Identify opportunities to optimise procurement systems by automating workflows and improving user experience • Lead Ocado Procurement in the rapid and wide ranging deployment of new AI tools ensuring a mix of personal productivity, function wide enablers and strategic evolution initiatives • Shape and deliver the Agentic Procurement agenda at Ocado About you • Deep procurement excellence experience in several of the following areas: Procurement Systems, Data Analytics, Supplier Risk/TPRM, Governance, and Process Excellence • Strong hands on experience in any category, ensuring a personal understanding of procurement management • Experience working in a global, ideally matrix procurement organisation • A sharp commercial mindset, enhanced with deep analytical skills • Previous experience embedding transformational change within an organisation, far and above a new supplier and way of working, it’s most likely experience of leading an innovation and change agenda for Procurement e.g. ESG or systems transformation • Great project management skills, able to form and own a portfolio of initiatives • Experience of implementing or running modern ProcureTech (e.g. Omnea, Zip, Oro, Zycus) is a big advantage, as is a track record of leveraging AI/LLMs for personal productivity, vibe coding and other purposes • Experience working with both Direct and Indirect procurement is an advantage What we offer We believe in supporting our people with meaningful, flexible benefits that prioritise well-being and work-life balance. Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect: • Time to recharge : 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 after 5 years), plus the option to buy more – and 30 days a year to work from anywhere in the world. • Health wellbeing : Private Medical Insurance from your first month, wellbeing support through specialist apps and EAP, plus Income Protection and Life Assurance. • Family-first policies : 22 weeks paid maternity/primary carer leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave • Financial support : Pension with employer matching up to 7%, share schemes (Sharesave BAYE), and interest-free loans for train tickets. • Commuter perks : Cycle to Work Scheme and free shuttle buses to/from Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City stations. • Exclusive discounts : 15% off at Ocado.com with free delivery (starting in your first month). #LI-JK3 #LI-HYBRID