About the Role
The role is responsible for leading and delivering effective procurement across the organisation, ensuring high-quality goods and services represent best value while protecting premium brand standards. It supports the evolution into a leading Social Wellness Club by building strong supplier partnerships, driving commercial efficiencies, and enabling the seamless delivery of products and services that underpin an exceptional member experience. The position sits within the Finance Team and partners cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Facilities, and Clubs to support budgets, governance, and scalable procurement processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver procurement strategies aligned to business objectives and premium brand standards.
- Lead sourcing across gym equipment, facilities services, maintenance, and engineering categories.
- Drive value through cost optimisation, total cost of ownership analysis, and supplier consolidation.
- Identify, onboard, and manage suppliers to meet quality, sustainability, performance, and compliance standards.
- Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and SLAs, managing supplier performance and continuous improvement.
- Procure planned and reactive maintenance, engineering support, and specialist contractors.
- Support capital projects including refurbishments, new openings, and equipment upgrades.
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Facilities, and Clubs to support budgets, governance, and scalable procurement processes.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Proven experience (5+ years) in a Procurement Manager or Senior Procurement role.
- Strong background procuring gym equipment, facilities, maintenance, HR, engineering, and general operational services.
- Demonstrated expertise in supplier contract management and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
- Experience managing technology-related contracts and working closely with legal counsel.
- Solid understanding of third-party risk management, quality assurance, and product warranties.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence influencing at all levels.
- Strong analytical capability, including spend analysis, cost control, and value optimisation.
- Knowledge of UK supplier markets and procurement best practice.
Preferred Skills
- Experience within multi-site operations.
- CIPS qualification (or working towards).
Workplace
- Maternity cover, full-time, 40 hours per week.
Benefits & Perks
- 25 days annual leave excluding bank holidays, plus a Celebration Day, with encouragement to take them.
- Access to Scottish Widows Pension with employer contributions matched up to 5%.
- Complimentary Virgin Active membership for the employee and a buddy, plus free membership for children and access to Club V.
- Private dental and healthcare insurance.
- Life assurance at 4x salary.
- Discounts across Virgin Active, including guest passes and 50% off PT sessions.
- Membership of Virgin Family, with communication across Virgin Group and discounts including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays, and Virgin Media/O2.
- 20% off food and drink at KAUAI branches located in clubs.
- Access to Salary Finance for loans, savings plans, and personal finance support.
- Health Heroes employer assistance programme with 6 free counselling sessions.
- Complimentary corporate letting services through Dexters, with no tenant charges.
- Access to ePoints for online discounts to retailers.
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Contact Details:
Global Sports Jobs Limited Recruitment Team
