Boots UK Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Overview
A wonderful opportunity for an experienced Sourcing professional operating at Buyer level to join our Global Sourcing Team within the Boots Brand Sourcing division in Nottingham. The role involves some national and international travel.
About the opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to support the Buying Manager to deliver an exciting project as we look to move key Boots Brand Healthcare lines to an alternative source whilst ensuring we have a customer offering for the consumer at all times whilst the transfer is taking place. This is an ideal opportunity for a buyer who is looking to stretch themselves with opportunity to manage stakeholders at a more senior levels and take responsibility for managing key areas of work. You will report into a Buying Manager who has a broader area of responsibility who is part of the EU Sourcing Team with responsibility for suppliers operating in that region.
Key responsibilities
* Developing our own label healthcare portfolio.
* Accountable for driving margin for the retailer.
* Support the management of on-going and new vendor relationships and supplier performance.
* Ensure regular supplier meetings take place to set up new relationships for ongoing success and to ensure streams of work remain on track.
* Supports business recommendations through performing the initial research, analysis and providing clear input in the selection of suppliers in collaboration with a cross-functional team.
* Support the development and optimisation of a supply base which enables differentiated New Product Development (NPD)
* Alongside the alternative source project, you will have category projects to manage, working alongside your fellow Buyers in a similar role.
About you
* You will have relevant Sourcing experience developing new goods for retail products and maintaining KPI’s on an established portfolio of products.
* Experience within a retail buying, fast paced environment.
* A strong cross functional player with excellent stakeholder management skills.
* Experience managing negotiations for spend categories >$5m million dollars ideally on a global level.
* Experience implementing category sourcing strategies with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results.
* Knowledge of the strategic sourcing/procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices.
* Strong commercial acumen and negotiator.
* Experience working with Profit & Loss (P&L) concepts, such as revenue, COGS, gross profit margin, operating expenses and cash flow with a view to identifying and delivering profit enhancement opportunities.
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
* Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
* Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
Benefits and location
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.
What’s next
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Purchasing
* Industries
* Retail
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