Description
Ready to build a career at the heart of commercial decision-making?
Join Asda's Procurement Team and gain first-hand experience shaping sourcing strategies, managing supplier partnerships, and delivering commercial projects that create value across one of the UK's largest retailers.
Asda is a values-led organisation that encourages openness and honesty, creative and collaborative work, and values everyone's input. The company conducts £300m worth of transactions weekly and has over 145,000 dedicated colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Supporting sourcing, tendering, and procurement activities across various spend categories
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with suppliers and key business stakeholders
- Assisting with contract negotiations, supplier performance management, and commercial reviews
- Analysing procurement and spend data to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and deliver cost efficiencies
- Contributing to procurement transformation, process improvement, and strategic change initiatives
- Supporting procurement governance, policy compliance, and risk management throughout the procurement lifecycle
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business objectives and strategic priorities
- Developing category expertise across Technology, Marketing, Logistics, Property, and Corporate Services
- Preparing high-quality reports, presentations, and recommendations to support decision-making
- Supporting the delivery of sustainable, ethical, and responsible sourcing initiatives
Requirements
- A confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Curious, ambitious, and eager to learn
- A strong problem-solver with a solutions-focused mindset
- Analytical with the ability to interpret and use data effectively
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced environment
- A collaborative team player who can build strong relationships
- Commercially aware and interested in how businesses operate
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Motivated to build a long-term career in Procurement
Benefits
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans, and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks
- Excellent parental leave policies
Programme Details
- The Procurement Graduate role offers a structured, function-led development journey
- Four rotational placements across Procurement, gaining exposure to a diverse range of categories
- Opportunity to work towards a professional qualification through the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
What You'll Gain
- Exposure to a wide range of procurement disciplines through four rotational placements
- Experience working across a £2bn GNFR procurement portfolio
- Opportunities to study towards a CIPS qualification
- Hands-on experience supporting sourcing, supplier management, and contract activities
- The opportunity to work on meaningful projects that support Asda's strategic priorities
- Development of commercial, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
- Exposure to senior leaders and experienced procurement professionals
- A strong foundation for a successful long-term career in Procurement