Procurement Manager - Group Costs

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the e-commerce fashion market is seeking a dynamic Procurement Manager to join their innovative team. This role focuses on effective sourcing, supplier relationship management, and driving cost savings through strategic negotiations. You'll collaborate with various internal stakeholders to ensure projects are well-defined and executed efficiently. With a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement, this company offers a vibrant workplace culture, empowering employees to challenge the status quo and contribute to a rapidly evolving environment. Join them in their mission to dominate the global fashion market!

Benefits

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Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Up to 40% Discount on Brands

Social Calendar Events

Qualifications

• Experience in GNFR space with a focus on cost savings.
• Strong analytical skills with Excel for spend analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with suppliers to ensure high service levels.
• Formulate and implement category strategy plans for cost reviews.

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Excel Skills

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Commercial Acumen

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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05.05.2025

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Job Description:

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

To support the business in effective sourcing of key external supply partners across group functions including HR, Finance, Studio and Travel. 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 however, depending on the project; occasional travel to other sites may be required.

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 – ensuring relationships are not purely transactional. QBR’s, in person meetings where relevant.
• 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, in particular prior to C suite sign off.
• Work with the Head of Procurement & Internal Stakeholders to formulate and successfully implement category strategy plans to support cost reviews across multiple areas in the business, specifically IT and Ecom.
• 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 & Internal stakeholders in formal sourcing and contract review processes as well as in-contract commercial and contract negotiations across the category(s);
• 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 & Internal Directors.

What you can bring

• Good knowledge and experience of the GNFR space covering a variety of spends
• A proven record of achieving cost savings through negotiation/operational change
• 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
• Can use initiative when necessary and work well in a team
• Rapid Problem-solving
• Commercial and financial acumen and awareness of the market
• Driven with the ability to stay calm under pressure and multitask

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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