Supplier Management Lead

& Barrett International Limited; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and wellness retailer in the UK seeks a candidate to enhance commercial capability and supplier relationships. The role involves translating insights into actionable strategies, coaching teams for better negotiations, and impacting supplier management culture. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in commercial trading, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders. The position offers health benefits, discounts, and a focus on professional development.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Private Virtual GP

Holiday Purchase option

Pension Contribution

Access to ‘Wellhub' with gyms

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in buying and supplier management within the retail sector.
• Track record in influencing senior partners across functions.
• Ability to juggle priorities effortlessly.

Responsibilities

• Turn analytics into actionable commercial strategies.
• Coach category managers to improve negotiation outcomes.
• Shape supplier strategies for long-term advantage.
• Lead negotiations with structure and insight.
• Embed new working practices across the group.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Job description

If you're the kind of person who enjoys negotiating, is naturally curious, and loves influencing outcome.

If you get a buzz from unlocking hidden value, connecting dots others miss, and helping teams make smarter, sharper commercial decision.

If turning complex challenges into opportunities feels like second nature.

This could be your perfect fit.

The Role:

WhatYou'llActually Be Doing

At Holland & Barrett, we're on a journey to level-up our commercial capability, supercharge our supplier relationships and build a culture where data-driven decision-making isn't just encouraged-it's expected. And this role sits right at the heart of that shift.

This is your chance to blend strategy, coaching, influence and razor-sharp commercial thinking to help unlock significant value for the business.

No two days will look the same - but here's a flavour of what you'll be doing:

• Turning insight into action: You’ll take brilliant analytics and turn them into practical commercial moves that elevate negotiation outcomes and supplier profitability.
• Coaching our commercial teams: You’ll be the go-to guide for Category Managers and Directors across the UK&I and Benelux - helping them think end-to-end, interpret value chain outputs and tell compelling negotiation stories.
• Shaping supplier strategies: You’ll influence where we play and how we win—partnering on category strategies and helping craft negotiation plans that strike the right balance between short-term wins and long-term advantage.
• Leading and supporting negotiations: Sometimes you’ll be in the room, sometimes behind the scenes— but always adding structure, insight and a level of commercial sharpness that moves the needle.
• Building capability and consistency: You’ll help embed new ways of working across the group so we show up brilliantly, consistently and confidently with suppliers.

Basically

You're the bridge between insight and execution and the catalyst that helps the whole commercial team get better, faster.

HowWe'llKnowYou'reAbsolutely Crushing It

We'll see and feel your impact-and so will everyone else.

• Value delivered: You’ll help us hit (and hopefully smash) our commercial value targets and 3YP ambitions.
• Growing confidence in the teams: Category Managers you coach will negotiate better, tell stronger stories and deliver bigger outcomes.
• Clear, compelling reporting: Your updates will make complex opportunities feel obvious—and inspire action.
• Trusted influence: You’ll become a recognised expert in supplier management and a go-to partner for commercial, finance, supplychain, and group stakeholders.
• Shift in culture: Your fingerprints will be all over the increased consistency, confidence and capability in how we manage suppliers across the business.

The Person:

WhatYou'llNeed to Bring

• Extensive experience in buying, commercial trading, supplier management, or in account management and sales within the retail sector.
• A track record with supplier negotiations and structuring commercial terms.
• Ability to translate insight into clear, actionable stories.
• Confidence influencing senior partners across functions.
• Brilliant communication, stakeholder wrangling and organisation.
• The ability to juggle priorities without breaking a sweat.
• Real commercial acumen—P&L understanding, margin thinking, and value chain awareness.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• Private Virtual GP
• Holiday Purchase option
• Pension Contribution
• Access to ‘Wellhub' with gyms, studios and wellbeing apps

Discounts & Savings

• 25% Colleague Discount with FREE Standard Delivery
• Exclusive Discounts from a wide range of partners
• £/€50 Annual Product Allowance to spend in store

Learning & Development

• Access to a variety of learning opportunities, including Level 2-5 Apprenticeships, Workshops and our Digital Learning Library
• AND MORE!

Holland and Barrett is an equalopportunity employer. We welcome diverse perspectives and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. We understand that when our colleagues are listened to, respected and valued for who they are, we build anorganisationwith belonging at its heart – making health and wellness a way of life for everyone.