Procurement Category Lead

Edgewell is not just a company but a vibrant global community of6800 visionaries doers and makers. Our family of over25 personal care brands serves people in more than50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products with our fundamental value ofPeople Firstguiding us to foster a diverse inclusive and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Procurement Category Lead
London UK
Hybrid Working
Attractive salary & benefits

Lets Talk About You
Youre ambitious but you want a career with purposewe love that. Youre up for a challenge and ready to write the next chapter of your career story with a great group of encouraging colleagues. You want to make your mark and let your personality shine. Well if youre interested in our Procurement Category Lead role this might be your next step! We are looking for an experienced Procurement professional with Indirect Category experience to join Edgewell Personal Care a global consumer goods business with a portfolio of over 25 brands (Wilkinson Sword Schick Hawaiian Tropic Carefree Bulldog Skincare for Men Jack Black and recently acquired Cremo Grooming just to name a few!).

Now Lets Get Down to Business
We are looking for an experienced Procurement Category Professional to lead strategic sourcing and category management for our commercial procurement activities.
Youll be an independent thinker with a strong commercial mindset someone who has been working in a fast-paced FMCG environment within indirect categories.
A change driver an individual who has relentless drive for continuous improvement and wants to push forward on a journey to indirect excellence.

Primary responsibilities include leading the brand strategy Innovation Roadmap and delivering the annual strategic planning process for the brand.
If theres one thing youll get here at Edgewell its a collaborative group full of likeable diverse and nurturing colleagues. Theyre an inspiring bunch.

Heres a sample of what youll get up to:

To partner across marketing sales professional services and other indirect spend categories. The individual will need to work collaboratively with other functions and encourage internal functions to collaborate with each other
Opportunity Identification Indirect Pipeline Creation and Stakeholder Networking.
End to End Procurement Project Management.
To optimise indirect supply network that delivers high quality services to stakeholders with market competitive commercials well negotiated contracts limited/no waste and innovation where appropriate.
Responsible for developing their own pipeline of indirect projects and manage the full end to end process independently.
To deliver competitive advantage to Edgewell Europe through an optimised 3rd party service offering
Drive and support cross-functional projects.
Proactively thinking about how we can add competitive edge within indirects.
Understanding availability of leading-edge technologies or trends within indirects.
Proactively benchmarking our practices against other businesses.
Ensure indirect supply network is adequately set up to support the delivery of company objectives.
Identify opportunities for innovation.
Ensures Innovation is embedded in our approach to category management.
Contribute and Support company sponsored programs and improvements.
Develops relationships with senior executives from key suppliers and engages them in strategic supplier management for value creation and innovation.
Builds competitive advantage for the business (3rd party services optimal commercials optimal contracts)

Are You Ready to Show Us What Youve Got
Ideally you will have Indirect Procurement Category experience gained within Consumer Goods/ Cosmetics industry. Were looking for someone with the ability to own an end to end process and work cross functionally to move things forward. While your experience is of course important were all about making useful things joyful so we love when our prospective candidates are passionate about this too.

Heres what we are looking for:

Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business technical field or equivalent experience.
Good consulting skills specifically in managing change project management and presenting.
Strong influencing skills the ability to influence in a professional manner.
Strong analysis and decision-making skills with the ability to break down complex issues into smaller parts to consider the parts in a systematic way; including analysis of the implications various alternatives or opportunities may have on an outcome.
Ability to adapt with a high degree of flexibility with the ability to understand appreciate different and opposing perspectives.
Strategic Sourcing experience in Marketing Corp and Professional Services
Clear understanding of legal contracts and contract negotiation.
Indirect Procurement or consulting experience particularly in services and marketing
Proven track record of working with multiple senior level stakeholders
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including total cost analysis
Good consulting skills specifically in managing change project management and presenting
Experience working on projects in cross functionally and cross culturally spanning across multiple European markets

What we offer
Competitive salary Hybrid working possible (2 days in the office) employee assistance programme life assurance discounted Edgewell branded products core working hours 25 days annual leave free beverage & snacks sports & social club membership dress for your day policy and a great team!

Now Take the Next Step
If youre looking forward to progressing your career with us then were looking forward to hearing from you. Please email an up-to-date CV in English along with your salary expectations. Alternatively feel free to pass onto your teammates who may be interested. For information about this great company visit .

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