Summary
The objective of the position is to facilitate sourcing, maintenance & development of relationships between the company and vendors. This position has a key role to centralize strategy deployment & monitoring within the division in collaboration with the sourcing teams located in sourcing countries.
What you'll do
• Strategic sourcing/vendor management tactic deployment to Country Sourcing to drive sourcing efficiency, productivity, vendor performance & country diversity
• Support Country Sourcing development including process & system training, review and guidance.
• Build a strategic foundation and tools to drive the future of our vendor management
• Ensure sourcing decisions are consistent, scalable, and in line with company goals
• Provide on-going training to Country Sourcing for knowledge retention.
• Collaborate with cross functional Department & facilitate Country Sourcing in final validation of onboard and final data validation for maintenance in system.
• Support preparation of sourcing related performance report to drive pool development.
• Consolidate market information related to sourcing/vendor management from countries
• Participate and support on IT projects deployments when required.
• Support new /ad hoc tasks & projects when required.
What you'll need
• The position requires an academic degree or diploma in purchasing/ business related discipline.
• Your own vision – this is a role for someone who wants to build, lead, and make a real impact.
• Extensive sourcing experience with proven record of leading a team
• Strong network with sourcing markets
• Knowledge on compliance and sustainability programs
• With experiences of retail business operations, preferably in European organizations.
• Background and experience in Sourcing & Merchandising is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent proficiency in MS Excel.
• Strong organizational & problem-solving skills, work independently, self-motivated and detail oriented.
• A good team player and an individual contributor can work to deadlines, priorities tasks and work well under pressure.
• Good command of written & spoken English is a must.
• Travel may be required.
What you'll receive
We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment and we are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. We enable fair pay within the company by creating non-discriminatory salary systems.
Market Leading Remuneration Package:
Double pay and discretionary bonus
Choice of MPF provider
Life Insurance
Medical Insurance
Supportive Environment:
Out-Of-Office leave for important appointments
In-house training courses
Training sponsorship scheme
Health Check
Vision Check
Work-Life Balance:
5 day week
Competitive Annual Leave
Charity, Community and Sporting Events