Procurement Manager

Location: Hybrid - 3 days at VHQ Crawley

Hours:Full Time 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday

Contract Type:Permanent

Salary:Competitive

Closing Date: 31^st August 2026

We review applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

At Virgin Atlantic Airways we believe that everyone can take on the world and its our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey were harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.

In a nutshell

Procurement plays a vital role in helping Virgin Atlantic make smart commercial decisions that deliver value reduce risk and support the long-term success of our business. As Procurement Manager youll lead strategic sourcing activities across your category working closely with stakeholders to secure the goods and services our business needs while delivering the best possible commercial outcomes.

Youll build trusted relationships across the business shape category strategies negotiate complex commercial agreements and help embed best practice procurement. Working in a collaborative fast-paced environment youll balance commercial thinking with strong governance ensuring contracts suppliers and purchasing decisions support both our immediate priorities and our long-term strategy.

Day to day

• Partnering with stakeholders across the business to understand requirements develop category strategies and deliver commercially robust sourcing solutions
• Leading end-to-end procurement activity including tenders supplier evaluations commercial negotiations and contract award ensuring the best value and appropriate risk management
• Drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts working independently to produce high-quality agreements while partnering with Legal on more complex matters where required
• Managing supplier relationships monitoring performance and identifying opportunities to improve service reduce costs and deliver greater long-term value
• Using market intelligence spend analysis and procurement technology to inform decision-making drive continuous improvement and optimise purchasing activity
• Championing responsible procurement governance and sustainability ensuring compliance with Virgin Atlantic purchasing standards and supporting the wider business to build procurement capability

About you

A commercially minded procurement professional youll enjoy building relationships negotiating complex agreements and influencing stakeholders to deliver the best outcomes for the business. Youll combine strong commercial judgement with a collaborative approach and the confidence to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

• Proven experience delivering strategic procurement or sourcing activities with the ability to negotiate complex commercial agreements and build strong supplier partnerships
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills with the confidence to independently develop review and manage commercial contracts while balancing commercial opportunity and risk
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills able to build credibility across Finance Legal Technology and operational teams while constructively challenging where appropriate
• Strong analytical and organisational skills comfortable interpreting spend and market data managing multiple priorities and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Degree educated (or equivalent experience) and CIPS qualified (desirable) or working towards a professional procurement qualification

Experience within Engineering aerospace or another technical procurement environment would be highly desirable but isnt essential. What matters most is your ability to think commercially build trusted relationships and deliver procurement solutions that create lasting value for Virgin Atlantic.

If youre looking for a role where you can combine commercial expertise strategic thinking and collaborative leadership to make a real impact wed love to hear from you.

Be yourself Our differences make us stronger

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. Thats why were proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age gender gender identity gender expression ethnicity sexual orientation disabilities religion or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you we encourage you to let us know if youd like a little extra help with your application or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you so please reach out to our team()feeling confident that weve got your individual considerations covered.