Sourcing Lead
Kingfisher plc
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Job summary
Kingfisher Sourcing Eastern Europe Sp. z o.o. is seeking a Sourcing Lead to drive vendor strategy and development across the procurement function in the region. You will manage supplier relationships, contract delivery, and data integrity within our systems.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet product development and margin goals, ensuring compliance with Kingfisher policies and sustainability standards. This role is based in Warsaw with a focus on strategic vendors.
Qualifications
- Attention to detail to assist with issue resolution and problem solving.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with an ability to challenge the status quo and work collaboratively with a wide network.
- Experience of managing projects and holding stakeholders to account.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Develop robust relationships with the triangular team to drive informed decisions.
- Contribute to vendor strategy via supplier discovery and benchmarking.
- Build and maintain relationships with vendors to support product development and margins.
- Contracting and operational delivery.
- Ensure milestones are delivered on time and promote cross-functional collaboration.
- Ensure compliance with Kingfisher sustainability policy and standards.
- Manage KIPL contracts.
- Maintain data quality for article and vendor setup in systems.
- Adhere to sourcing processes using CPC, PM, Contract Mgmt and Audits tools.
- Be the Kingfisher point person for vendors and ensure policy compliance.
- Support delivery of category-level vendor strategy for group volume via tenders.
- Organise SRM programmes for Key Strategic vendors and assess risks.
Skills
Job description
Kingfisher Sourcing Eastern Europe Sp. z o.o. is a buying office of the Kingfisher Group (an international home improvement company with nearly 1 300 stores across Europe, supported by a team of 78 000 professionals). Due to the dynamic development we are looking for candidates to join our team as: Sourcing Lead
Kingfisher Sourcing Eastern Europe Sp. z o.o. is a buying office of the Kingfisher Group (an international home improvement company with nearly 1 300 stores across Europe, supported by a team of 78 000 professionals). Due to the dynamic development we are looking for candidates to join our team as: Sourcing Lead
- Work directly with the triangular team in developing robust and lasting
relationships in order to drive better/more informed decisions - Support the creation of a vendor level strategy, through a combination of new
supplier discovery activity and benchmarking - 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 - Guarantee minimum standards and Kingfisher sustainability policy
compliance - Be the point person on the management of the KIPL contracts
- Be responsible 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
- Support the delivery of the category level vendor strategy 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 - Ongoing business activity
- Manage forecasting & delivery of KPIs through structured monitoring, &
reporting
- Work directly with the triangular team in developing robust and lasting
relationships in order to drive better/more informed decisions - Support the creation of a vendor level strategy, through a combination of new
supplier discovery activity and benchmarking - 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 - Guarantee minimum standards and Kingfisher sustainability policy
compliance - Be the point person on the management of the KIPL contracts
- Be responsible 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
- Support the delivery of the category level vendor strategy 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 - Ongoing business activity
- Manage forecasting & delivery of KPIs through structured monitoring, &
reporting
- Attention to detail to assist with issue resolution and problem solving
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with an ability to challenge the status quo and work collaboratively with a wide network
- Experience of managing projects and holding stakeholders to account
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Exceland PowerPoint
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Proactive
- Approachable and open, meaning that you are able toutilise your network to drive projects to meet challenging deadlines
- Resilient & calm under pressure
Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family.
Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).
Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification.
Life insurance at Generali financed by the employer.
Opportunity to earn annual bonus that aligns to work level of role.
Parking spaces and LOTOS card.
Co-financing of monthly tickets.
Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow (50% discount).
At Kingfisher, being all-in means contributing fully to our ambitions, supporting one another, and helping create a culture where we succeed together.
Continuously curious. Listen to understand. Always improving.
We are brave
Aim high. Act with courage. Move with pace.
We win together
Lead with customer. Commit to deliver. Help each other win.
Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.
There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.
Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.
With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.
The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.
We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.
So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.
We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?
A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.
You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.
As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.
Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!
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