At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered.
Reporting to the Senior Property Procurement Manager, the Global Procurement Manager - Construction & Store Concepts will play a key part in procuring Main Contractors, Direct Purchase Goods and Consultants for the fit out of New and Existing Stores, both in the UK and Globally.
You will be required to develop and execute procurement strategies for construction, developing a pipeline of procurement activity to deliver value to the business. Core to your role will be sourcing, contracting, and relationship management of contractors, consultants, and suppliers to secure value for stores globally. Partnering with stakeholders across the business to identify opportunities within the category, you will lead competitive tender processes to establish a supply base aligned to Costa’s values. The role plays a critical part in driving commercial value, supply chain resilience, innovation and consistent premium quality across all store projects.
Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.
We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities and help your local community too.
We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.
With Retail Like-for-Like & New Store Opening delivery identified as “Big Rocks” in Costa’s strategy, there’s never been a better time to join the Global Property Procurement Team.
So, why Costa?
We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:
- Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
- An annual discretionary bonus scheme, based on business results and individual contribution.
- A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
- The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
- 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
- Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme
- And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks
We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.
What you’ll do:
Being a Global Procurement Manager – Construction & Store Concepts is about so much more than sourcing. It’s your opportunity to shape what our stores look like and build lasting success - which means you’ll:
- Lead the development and implementation of category strategies, engaging and influencing stakeholders to ensure the strategy meets Procurement, Stakeholder and Business priorities
- Lead end-to-end procurement of contractors, contractors and suppliers for new and existing store fit-outs, ensuring best value, quality and pace of delivery
- Manage competitive tendering processes, including supplier selection, negotiation, analysis and contract award decisions
- Oversee contract and supplier performance, ensuring delivery against agreed terms, KPIs and governance standards
- Drive value engineering, cost optimisation and risk mitigation across projects while maintaining stakeholder alignment
- Provide procurement planning, forecasting and reporting to support programme delivery and future pipeline requirements
- Manage contract compliance within The Coca-Cola Company policy for SOX compliance
Who you are:It’s your unique ingredients we’re interested in:
- Strong procurement experience across construction, contractors and supply base management, with knowledge of contractor, consultant and supplier sourcing models – ideally from a construction, retail or a related sector within a multi-site business
- Proven ability to run tenders, manage contracts and deliver best value through commercial negotiation
- Experience working in fast-paced project environments, balancing cost, quality and programme delivery
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and ability to identify risks and drive value engineering
- Confident communicator who can build effective relationships with stakeholders and work independently
- Self-starter, capable of working autonomously and engaging with stakeholders to board-level
Desirable, ideal credentials:
- MCIPS (or working towards)
- Understanding of UK construction contracts (e.g. JCT, NEC)
- Knowledge of sustainability practices in construction
Where you’ll work:
Right now, our Support Centre teams work flexibly, blending home working with in-person time whenever it matters most – whether that’s a team moment, a creative session, or simply coming together to share ideas.
We’re excited to be moving into a new home for our brand in St Albans in January 2027 – an inspiring space from which our Support Centre teams will work three days a week to connect and collaborate in-person to bring our bold ambition to life.
For any reasonable adjustments and general queries, please get in touch with the recruitment team.
