Supply Chain Job - Procurement Manager - London

The Skills You'll Need: Procurement, Sourcing, Analysis, Negotiations
Your New Salary: £Competitive
Location: Central London/Hybrid
Job status: Permanent
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 of working 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 of engaging suppliers at the executive level on diverse spend categories.