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Join our team and be part of a company that truly lives its values. With our expertise and commitment to innovation, we aim to build trust and make health and wellness accessible to all. By fostering inclusivity and care, we work collaboratively to improve the well-being of our colleagues, customers, and communities.
The Role
Join Holland & Barrett's International team as an Own Brand Sourcing Manager and play a key role in scaling our global supply base for 22+ countries. You'll develop and execute strategic sourcing plans, build strong supplier partnerships, and implement robust cost models to drive end-to-end efficiency. Working cross-functionally with Product Integrity, Supply Chain, Production, and Development, you'll champion lean principles, sustainability, and ethical sourcing to deliver quality, innovation, and value. This is a unique chance to influence high-impact projects, shape our own-label portfolio, and help realise our ambition to serve 100 million consumers worldwideall within a transformative environment
This is a 12 Months fixed-term contract.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and implement global sourcing strategies for own-brand categories, ensuring cost efficiency, quality, and reliability.
* Build and maintain supplier relationships, negotiate favourable contracts, and secure innovative products and IP ownership.
* Create and manage comprehensive Landed Cost and Should-Be Cost models to ensure total cost of ownership is factored into decisions.
* Monitor market trends, raw material pricing, and supply risks; develop mitigation strategies to protect the supply chain.
* Drive continuous cost-saving initiatives, lean process improvements, and waste elimination across sourcing activities.
* Collaborate with ESG and internal teams to ensure ethical, sustainable, and regulatory compliance across the supply base.
* Track and assess supplier performance (on-time delivery, quality, cost), implementing corrective actions to boost performance.
Location: This is an hybrid role based in Nuneaton with requirements to be in the office twice a week.
The Person
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or equivalent.
* Proven experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain, ideally within consumer goods or FMCG.
* Strong financial acumen with advanced Excel skills for cost modeling, analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
* In-depth knowledge of global logistics, import/export regulations, and landed cost components.
* Demonstrable track record of applying lean methodologies to streamline processes and reduce lead times.
* Passion for sustainability and ethical sourcing, with the ability to integrate ESG targets into sourcing strategies.
* Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport across cultures and functions.
* Resilient, tenacious, and detail-oriented problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
What we offer
Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:
* H&B Employee Discount - 25%
* Pension company contribution
* Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
* And many more!
We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.
Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
* Industries
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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