Market Indirect Procurement Category Buyer

The future looks like you

We build on traditions as long as they don't stop us from growing. Therefore, we continuously reflect our actions and strive for improvement. This is the only way we can live up to our own standards to reinvent the fashion business in a sustainable way.

As Category Buyer, you will actively contribute to the development of the European Indirect Procurement (IP) strategy by developing internal and external business partnerships, negotiating commercial agreements with suppliers, executing category strategies, understanding supplier capabilities, as well as :

How You'll Contribute

• Execute European Indirect Procurement initiatives for the given category portfolio on the market / country level by landing them on time and value
• Implement and drive high level of adoption of procurement policies, procedures and programs on market / country level for the assigned category portfolio to ensure the overall Indirect procurement KPI targets
• Execute Indirect Procurement cost reduction programs, launched locally or centrally, to realize significant savings for the group, short- and mid-term
• Responsible for execution of the indirect procurement P2P processes, local contract management and overall compliance within the given category portfolio
• Responsible for market / country supplier selection process and implementation of all necessary approval flows in compliance with the European Delegation of Approval standards and other P2P / Contract management policies for the given category portfolio
• Identify savings opportunities for the market / country and partner with the European Indirect Procurement Team and market business partners to capture savings in the most efficient way for the given category portfolio
• Execute contract excellence practices, perform negotiation with the market / local vendors and execute sourcing processes to ensure market Indirect Procurement Team contributes to the overall market business objectives and Indirect Procurement targets
• Develop and maintain healthy collaborative relationships with internal business leaders for the market / country to ensure indirect procurement is aligned with their business objectives
• Develop and improve relationships with market / country vendors to manage supplier performance issues in collaboration with relevant internal business customers
• Provide Indirect Procurement reports to support communication with the market / country leadership team and European Indirect Procurement Team on time and with the required quality standards to drive the visibility of data and analytics

What You Bring

What We Offer

Interested? Please send us your CV attached in English.