Strategic Americas Procurement Category Manager

BoF Careers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Commission earnings

Benefits package

Job summary

Burberry is seeking a Category Manager for the Americas within the Commercial Procurement team. The role partners with North and South America functions to deliver optimum commercial outcomes and support strategic initiatives.

You will drive regional category procurement strategies, manage key suppliers, and collaborate with stakeholders across offices in London, Leeds and international teams to deliver value and savings.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' procurement experience in multiple non-stock procurement categories.
• Strong ability to develop, and implement Category management strategies.
• Understanding of CAPEX and OPEX business spend.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to inspire trust and confidence.
• Great customer facing skills ensuring that business stakeholders are satisfied with the services delivered.
• Ability to deliver tangible results whilst working in a challenging and ever-changing environment.
• Ability to face and resolve multiple issues in a collaborative manner.
• Good Excel / analytical and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Self-motivated, high-energy level, and a positive attitude.
• Comfortable working in a flexible environment.
• Desirable - Operational experience in Store fit-out and/or Visual merchandising (Project Management/Implementation)

Responsibilities

• Category management for Americas.
• Provide support as required within all regional non-stock categories.
• Engaging and managing stakeholders and suppliers to deliver value.
• Development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of regional category procurement strategies.
• Work with Legal to ensure contracts are in place with key suppliers.
• Maintain project trackers and savings dashboards.
• Provide regular reporting on savings, projects and supplier performance.
• Take an active role in delivering a procurement team that is Best in Class.
• Participate in ad hoc projects to support Burberry's growth, values and providing procurement input.

Skills

Category management

Stakeholder engagement

CAPEX & OPEX understanding

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Procurement experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Store fit-out/Visual merchandising (PM

Flexibility in a changing environment

Tools

Excel

Job description

Burberry is seeking a Category Manager for the Americas within the Commercial Procurement team. The role partners with North and South America functions to deliver optimum commercial outcomes and support strategic initiatives.

You will drive regional category procurement strategies, manage key suppliers, and collaborate with stakeholders across offices in London, Leeds and international teams to deliver value and savings.