At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.
We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.
JOB PURPOSE
In this role, you will support with both strategic projects and day to day activities across Indirect Categories and work with a range of stakeholders across our offices in Leeds and London. The primary responsibility will be for you to identify and drive savings opportunities across a variety of indirect categories, partnering with the business to deliver projects and cost savings in line with agreed targets.
The Commercial Procurement team is responsible for partnering and leading procurement strategy across a variety of Indirect categories to deliver optimum commercial outcomes and deliver directly to Burberry’s P&L. The Commercial Procurement team have a global remit working across the central corporate function and locally with individual regions.
RESPONSIBILITIES
You will:
* Category manage for Indirect goods and services, and to provide support as required across various business functions
* Potentially line management and development support for Category Managers and Sourcing Specialists
* Deliver commercial savings and drive value from key strategic suppliers across Indirect categories
* Manage Stakeholders (Business Partnering)
* Be part of the Procurement Leadership Team
* Develop and implement procurement strategies
* Work with Legal and Info-Sec to ensure quality contracts are in place with credible suppliers
* Provide regular reporting on savings, projects and supplier performance
* Participate in ad-hoc projects to support Burberry growth providing expertise procurement input for
* Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of Procurement processes and supporting implementation of agreed changes
PERSONAL PROFILE
* Extensive operational and commercial experience in the field of indirect procurement, as broadly as possible
* Experience of forming and managing effective Stakeholder and Supplier relationships.
* Highly commercial and numerate
* Ability to deliver tangible results whilst working in a challenging and ever changing environment
* Ability to face and resolve multiple issues in a collaborative manner
* Good Excel /analytical and presentation skills
* Ability to flex between highly strategic thinking and ‘getting the job done’
* Comfortable working in a flexible environment, comfortable with ambiguity
MEASURES OF SUCCESS
FOOTER
Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.
About the company
Burberry is a British luxury fashion house headquartered in London, England.
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