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Whats the job

Team Development

• Live our core values, embed a positive team experience in all that we do, recognizing contributions and creating a sustainable environment fit for high performers.
• Develop sourcing competencies across the team and drive engagement, retention, and succession plans.
• Set clear team objectives with structured performance reviews, feedback, and management.

New Business Development

• Collaborate with the management team in communicating and implementing priorities for the buying office.
• Work directly with the triangular team in developing robust and lasting relationships in order to drive better/more informed decisions.
• Drive the implementation of the vendor mapping within your footprint, through a combination of new supplier discovery activity, benchmarking, and developing bears (alternative suppliers).
• Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing vendors to deliver the product development and margin plans.

Contracting and Operational Delivery

• Ensure project milestones are delivered on time, promoting cross-functional collaboration between all functions.
• Guarantee minimum standards and Kingfisher sustainability policy compliance.
• Be the point person on the management of the KIPL contracts.
• Be accountable for the collection, completeness, and quality of the data to support article and vendor set up and maintenance in the company systems.
• Be responsible for adherence to sourcing processes using the relevant systems and tracking tools such as CPC, Project Management, Contract Management, and Audits etc.
• Be the Kingfisher point person for the vendors; responsible for ensuring their compliance to our policies and processes, such as Brand and Packaging, Audit and Factory Assessment.

Product and Supplier Development

• Deliver the category level OEB vendor strategy, as defined by the RSM, to ensure the buying office has the best possible chance of gaining group volume through competitive tenders.
• Organise & contribute to the SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) programme for Key Strategic vendors, understanding capabilities, risks, and opportunities in your supply base.
• Implement the sourcing 2.0 approach within your footprint and engage category sourcing team & centres of expertise.
• Manage sourcing team activities & supplier selection in order to fulfil ranging demands at optimal price and volume whilst ensuring that the agreement is sustainable for all parties.

Ongoing Business Activity

• Manage forecasting & delivery of KPIs through structured monitoring, reporting, direction, challenge, and support.
• Build the framework and the strategy of the negotiation through setting the target, objectives, and the team direction to deliver the required margin from annual contract negotiations and cost price reduction/increase mitigation activities with the team.
• Set priorities and ensure fact-based negotiations through "should cost", cost breakdown, LPP analysis, production cost and processes, and developing common platforms (components, 2nd/3rd tier suppliers).

What youll bring

The successful candidate will have extensive negotiation experience within a commercial environment able to manage the end to end process through to vendor onboarding. You will be able to identify opportunities for component sourcing and manage the design to cost process. You must have an understanding of manufacturing processes and cost structures for all of the applicable category areas. There will be around 30% travel within this position, and you will be proficient in English, in the field and related to international business (written and spoken). This is an exciting opportunity to join our global business. In return, we provide an inspirational working environment, a competitive benefits package, and opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

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