Procurement Manager - Marketing

From our humble beginnings in 2006 with just three team members, we've blossomed into a powerhouse evolving into a multi-brand, Ecommerce giant with offices worldwide and a passionate team of over 4,000, our momentum knows no bounds. In the past year alone, we've achieved remarkable milestones: automating our Sheffield DC, launching our US warehouse, and initiating our tech re-platforming. With a new CFO driving financial excellence and a customer-first approach, we're investing heavily for exponential growth. Ready to be part of our extraordinary evolution? We're seeking a dynamic procurement manager to join us in shaping the future of fashion as we continue our relentless pursuit of innovation and success.

Your Role

We want someone to support the business in effective sourcing of key external supply partners across Marketing. Ensuring costs are managed in line with financial budgets and savings targets, best value for money is achieved, ROI is in line with expected performance, innovation and continuous improvement is maximised and risk is minimised across all categories. Primarily Manchester based however, depending on the project; occasional travel to the London office may be required.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure consistently high service levels are achieved with key suppliers and drive continuous improvement while minimising risk.
• Build strong relationships with internal budget holders and stakeholders. Ensure projects are well defined and business cases are fully approved before starting sourcing activities.
• Collaborate with the Head of Procurement & Internal Stakeholders to develop and implement category strategy plans that support cost reviews in multiple areas, including Marketing and Advertising.
• Manage the commercial relationships with new and existing suppliers, ensuring competitively priced and legally robust contracts and commercial arrangements that have established, monitored, and exceeded service levels.
• Assist the Head of Procurement & Internal stakeholders in formal sourcing and contract review processes, as well as in-contract commercial and contract negotiations.
• Regularly research alternative suppliers and markets to drive ongoing best practices into our services.
• Prepare monthly reports and updates for the Head of Procurement to present to the Board & Internal Directors.

What you can bring

• Ideally we would like you to have a robust knowledge and experience of the marketing and advertising sector within a fast paced online retail business
• A proven record of achieving cost savings through negotiation/operational change
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excel skills and ability to analyse spend information/invoices and produce cost models/comparisons
• Target-focussed with the ability to work quickly when required
• Decision making and problem solving skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent forward planning and organisation skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Communication, networking and interpersonal relationship skills

Working with us

To succeed here, you have to love working at pace. It's relentless, but we love it. Change is a certainty - you need to adapt and be agile. We want you to challenge the status quo, innovate and be open to trying new things. We're always pushing boundaries. We empower our people, giving them freedom and autonomy to learn and grow in their roles. We're passionate, agile, creative and one team.

We've set our sights on dominating the global e-commerce fashion market. Our mission is to create a workplace where everyone is respected, their individual differences are valued, and they can be themselves at work without exception.

• You'll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes
• Benefits that support your health and wellbeing
• There's up to 40% discount off our all of our brands
• Our social calendar? Next level
• With HQs in Manchester and London and offices across the globe (some are dog friendly!), we offer a buzzing atmosphere and the boohoo family culture wherever you work.

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