Buyer (Indirect Procurement)
Buyer (Indirect Procurement)
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About THG
We are THG a global ecommerce group on a mission to be the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.
Our portfolio of leading retailers and brands such as LOOKFANTASTIC Myprotein ESPA Perricone MD and Cult Beauty form our two core businesses: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.
With us youll go further faster. What are you waiting for
Location: Icon 1 M90 5AA
About Central Functions
Central Functions is formed of the teams and people that serve the entire business. These people are integral to the smooth running of the business; ensuring everyone is paid on time that materials are sourced and arrive promptly that we meet our legal obligations and that our health safety and security is safeguarded.
About the Procurement team and the Role
The Indirect Procurement team support departments in delivering innovative externally supported solutions and ensuring we make commercially astute decisions across our supply ecosystem.
The Indirect Procurement team at THG play a pivotal role in ensuring commercial value is realised for all goods and services purchases that the business requires to function. As a Senior Buyer you will already have gained significant experience across multiple Indirect spend categories which you will use to lead key strategic sourcing exercises in Technology and Marketing using your relationshipbuilding and negotiation skills creativity and your deep commercial acumen to deliver exceptional deals for THG. With over 300m of spend under management across these categories you will have the opportunity to make a material impact on the Groups P&L.
To be successful in this role you will be adept at manipulating financial data to uncover savings opportunities whilst leveraging relationships with senior business stakeholders to translate these into sourcing strategies. You will use all negotiation levers at your disposal to achieve bestinclass deals on new spend whilst managing key suppliers closely to ensure value is retained throughout the contract life cycle. Equally important will be your ability to govern internal compliance to group procurement strategy using your experience to suggest and implement process improvements to enhance effective spend management.
Responsibilities:
- Identify savings opportunities to create and maintain a Procurement pipeline
- Work collaboratively with senior business stakeholders to execute complex and highvalue procurement initiatives involving multiple stakeholders
- Manage key suppliers to ensure that value is delivered throughout the contract cycle
- Negotiate highvalue contracts ensuring that favorable commercial terms are secured
- Collaborate with Legal and InfoSec to negotiate robust contract clauses
- Keep up to date with market trends and identify innovative new technologies that can deliver business performance improvements
Requirements:
- Indirect procurement experience required (Technology Marketing and/or Professional Services category experience preferred)
- Ability to independently identify and execute complex savings opportunities
- Strong problemsolving skills and proactive mindset
- High level of commercial awareness and excellent negotiation skills
- Collaborative approach to working with senior business stakeholders
- Strong data analysis capabilities including advanced Excel
- Robust understanding of Procurement process and bestpractice
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Onsite Doctor
- Employee discounts
- Gym Discounts
- Company bonus scheme
- Company pension scheme
THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.
THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract it sometimes takes us time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you havent heard from us within that time frame or should you have any specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.
Employment Type
Full Time
