Commercial Procurement Manager

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.  

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

As the Category Manager for Corporate Services, managing circa £80m spend annually, you will be responsible for partnering with the business across a range of sub-categories (Professional Services, Tax, Insurance, HR, Consultancy and Contingent Labour) to deliver optimum commercial outcomes and deliver directly to Burberry’s P&L. 

You will support both strategic projects and day to day activities across Commercial Procurement and work with a range of stakeholders across our offices globally.

Additionally, you will be accountable for UK Contingent Labour Management at Burberry and the operational management of Burberry’s MSP (Managed service provider) as well as key Stakeholder relationships within Burberry. You will be accountable for managing performance within the agreed service levels and key performance indicators which are reported on an ongoing basis. 

This is a key UK role to ensure the business meets and maintains compliance with its status as Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and IR35 legislation ensuring ingoing governance and process adherence.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Category Manager you will:

• Engage and manage stakeholders and suppliers 
• Develop and implement procurement strategies 
• Work with Legal and Info-Sec to ensure quality contracts are in place with credible suppliers 
• Provide regular reporting on savings, projects and supplier performance 
• Manage Burberry’s UK MSP provider including quarterly business reviews and reporting against KPIs
• Build relationships with relevant Stakeholders and establish your role as subject matter expert on contingent labour management, AEO, IR35 legislation and AWR.
• Ensure governance and compliance of contractor background screening safeguarding Burberry’s AEO accreditation, including an ongoing auditing programme and performance management of MSP and other third party agencies.
• Ensure governance and compliance management of contingent workforce post April 2021 in line with IR35 changes.
• Identify and implement a programme for continuous improvement

Continuous improvement

• Apply understanding of assigned business processes to identify gaps and propose continuous improvement measures
• Work closely with the business, and secondary suppliers to understand root causes and represent process procedures, practicalities and exceptions
   

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Extensive operational and commercial experience in the contingent labour or travel category  
• Experience of forming and managing effective Stakeholder and Supplier relationships
• Ability to deliver tangible results whilst working in a challenging and ever changing environment 
• Good Excel /analytical and presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. 
• Strong negotiator, demonstrated resilience and ability to respectfully challenge while maintaining balance and warmth of professional relationships 

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.