Procurement Manager - Supply Chain

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.

The role

We are in need of an experienced Procurement Manager to support the business across Supply Chain in effective sourcing of key external supply partners across all categories of indirect goods and services for the boohoo Group. Ensuring costs are managed in line with financial budgets and savings targets, best value for money is achieved, innovation and continuous improvement is maximised and risk is minimised across all categories. Primarily Manchester based (4 days per week on site, 1 day from home) however, depending on the project; occasional travel to the UK DC’s and occasional overseas travel may be required.

Your team

In Procurement, we’re behind every purchase the Group makes, including our latest brand acquisitions! There’s no limit to the impact we can have – our mission is to find quality suppliers and achieve value for money. We’re the go-to team for the entire Group, ensuring that achieving quality and maximising the P&L drives every decision we make.

What you'll be doing

• Relationship management of key suppliers to ensure consistently high service levels are achieved and to drive continuous improvement and minimise risk;
• Form excellent relationships with internal budget-holders and stake-holders. Ensuring that projects are well defined and business cases are fully approved prior to sourcing activity being undertaken.
• Work with the Head of Procurement & Supply chain team to formulate and successfully implement category strategy plans, policies and processes and support the procurement aspects of active projects across logistics, JCT, MF/1, construction/Fit out’s, automation, equipment and other Supply Chain categories.
• Managing the commercial relationships with both new and incumbent suppliers, to ensure contracts and commercial arrangements are competitively priced and robust from a risk and governance perspective, legally robust and that service levels are established, monitored and exceeded by our suppliers;
• Supporting the Head of Procurement & Supply chain team in formal sourcing and contract review processes as well as in-contract commercial and contract negotiations across the category(s) ensuring a full follow through of internal processes including RFP, tender document preparation, benchmarking, scoring and due diligence are completed.
• Keeping abreast of any significant developments or changes within our incumbent Supply Chain and reporting any such developments the Board, Logistics Management Team and Head of Procurement with an evaluation of any associated risks/issues;
• Regularly research alternative suppliers and the wider markets to ensure ongoing best practice is driven into our services;
• Preparation of monthly reports and updates for the Head of Procurement for presentation to the Board, Logistics Management Team and preparing updates for presentation to the senior Supply Chain team.

What you can bring

- Good knowledge and experience of the warehouse, services and logistics sector covering a variety of spends
- 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.

- 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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