Overview
Join to apply for the Product Manager role at Lyreco UK and Ireland.
Salary - £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (DOE)
Location: Telford Head Office based
Working hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm
Join a leading supplier of cleaning and hygiene solutions as we continue to grow our national reach. We’re looking for a driven and detail-focused Buyer to take ownership of sourcing, supplier management, and procurement strategy across our cleaning, janitorial, and hygiene consumables portfolio.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in buying within FMCG, hygiene, facilities, or consumables to make a direct impact in a business committed to sustainability, innovation, and outstanding customer service.
Responsibilities
* Develop ‘’better buying’’ solutions without compromising our strict quality or service guidelines, continuously aiming to drive out cost.
* Work with your supplier partners to ensure Lyreco gains ‘’first to market’’, and ‘’Exclusive’’ Product ranges that drives competitive advantage in your marketplace.
* Work with manufacturers to ensure a first to market contractual and subscription business with an aim to gaining exclusive market leading propositions for Lyreco.
* Continuously review, and simplify your range, delivering a market leading breadth and depth, whilst driving out product duplication.
* Continuously review your stock health, driving out slow and ‘non-moving lines’ to minimise any stock provision position.
* Work closely with our sales forces and attend joint customer visits to support as a subject matter expert.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Experience with cleaning chemicals, washroom consumables, paper products, or equipment sourcing
* Supplier management, cost control, and framework agreements
* Understanding of COSHH, hygiene standards, procurement systems (e.g., ERP, cataloguing) A very organised individual who is able to multi-task
* Happy to negotiate with suppliers and communicate via various platforms
* Experience of working in product buying or procurement in a fast-moving environment
* Experience of working within a B2B Buying model would also be advantageous.
Lyreco Benefits
* Clear career pathways, outstanding development programmes to support your growth
* Company Pension
* Private medical insurance after completion of one years’ service
* Life assurance
* 23 days holiday per year, which increases the longer you are with us, + 8 Bank Holidays
* Employee discount scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), providing well-being support when you need it
* Health and wellness initiatives
Don’t have an up to date CV? Apply with what you have and we can call you to discuss in more detail.
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers and our local community.
Lyreco prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.
We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.
Agency CVs will not be accepted.
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Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Product Management and Marketing
* Industries: Retail Office Equipment
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