The Skills You’ll Need: Procurement, Sourcing, Analysis, Negotiations
Your New Salary: £Competitive
Location: Central London/Hybrid
Start date: ASAP
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Who You’ll Be Working for: Well known and highly respected luxury brand.
Indirect Procurement Manager - What You’ll be Doing Each Day:
As a member of Europe Regional Procurement, you partner with local Maisons and Functions in the UK to drive and professionalise procurement practices, and to deliver solid business value on all axes - from quality and services to competitivity, compliance and sustainability - for all indirect categories (Marketing, Retail, Professional Services).
Lead and develop the Procurement Function:
*Develop and promote the procurement function, engage with key stakeholders
*Develop and implement the local procurement strategy, in line with Regional and Global Procurement strategy
*Contribute to Regional Procurement strategy and initiatives
Drive Procurement Excellence:
*Manage and enforce procurement policies, procedures, and controls
*Implement procurement tools and best practices
*Train, coach and support stakeholders
*Track and report performance and compliance
Optimise sourcing and provide sourcing support to Maisons and Functions:
*Partner with stakeholders to establish sourcing strategies
*Setup and manage preferred suppliers
*Lead major tenders and negotiations to obtain best conditions
*Lead or support supplier relationship management
Indirect Procurement Manager - The Skills You’ll Need to Succeed:
*You are an established and versatile sourcing and procurement professional with experience in international environments.
*You have worked with indirect procurement i.e. Marketing, Events, PR.
*You have excellent communication skills and are capable to work with diverse and demanding stakeholders in a challenging and fast-paced environment to build and drive collaborations, foster best practices, and deliver concrete results.
*You are structured and have excellent analytical skills.
*You have strong negotiation skills and are capable to engage suppliers at executive level on diverse spend categories.
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