Retail Interior Strategic Sourcing Buyer

As NCG Strategic Buyer for COS you will work to secure interior that both heighten the customer experience and deliver on brand ID to support the global business strategy. You will be responsible for categories that you will own and develop the purchasing strategy for. Securing the right supplier base price sustainability and quality for all COS stores globally.

What you will do:

• Supplier Base Management: Secure the right supplier base for the category ensuring quality and sustainability for COS stores globally.
• Supplier Performance: Accountable for the performance of suppliers against goals and KPIs.
• Improvement Plans: Develop and implement longterm corrective and preventative action and improvement plans with suppliers.
• Collaboration: Report to the NCG (NonCommercial Goods) Strategic Lead and work closely with Strategic Buyers Tactical Buyers NCG Coordinators Engineers and multiple other roles across the H&M Group.
• Market Knowledge: Maintain a solid understanding of the supplier market and product portfolio in the category continually strengthening and building on this knowledge.
• Partnerships: Identify shortterm partnerships and collaborations based on brand identity and business needs.
• Business Ethics: Exhibit a strong understanding of external business relations and uphold a high sense of business ethics and integrity.
• Project Planning: Plan medium to large scale category initiatives defining timelines scope project structure etc.
• Supplier Negotiations: Conduct RFIs RFQs and commercial supplier negotiations.

Qualifications :

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are openminded and curious we dare to be different we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are what we stand for and how we act

What you need to succeed

• Prior experience in a purchasing role within the lighting industry.
• Strong understanding of quality related to materials sustainability and supplier base.
• Proficiency in analyzing comprehensive and extensive data sets to support factbased business decisions.
• Confidence in handling forecasts budgets and costs.
• Solid understanding of the interrelation of NCG (NonCommercial Goods) systems.
• Ability to work in an agile environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Additional Information :

This is a Full time permanent Contract (On Site) based at our COS Head Office in London. 

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to this London based colleagues also receive

• Up to 25 days holiday
• Annual health checks
• Pension scheme
• Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee assistance via retail trust  
• Private health & dental care

Inclusion & Diversity  

At COS were determined to create and maintain inclusive diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime