Commercial Procurement Manager

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, our people and culture underpin how we deliver for our customers and our brand. We are building a high‑performance culture that encourages creativity and collaboration, and enables colleagues to do their best work. 

Guided by our reimagined purpose, To Embrace the Elements with Open Arms, we bring together diverse perspectives, skills and expertise to create exceptional luxury products and experiences. Our purpose also informs the standards of behaviour we expect, how we lead and how we make decisions across the business.

JOB PURPOSE

Occupying a position within the Commercial Procurement team this role is responsible for partnering with our North and South Americas functions and stakeholders to deliver optimum commercial outcomes, support strategic initiatives, enhance value through our preferred suppliers which delivers value directly to Burberry’s P&L.  The Commercial Procurement team have a global remit working across the central corporate function and locally with individual regions.

This role will support both strategic projects and day to day activities across Americas, working with a range of stakeholders across our offices in London and Leeds, and our international teams. 

The primary responsibility of the role will be as Category Manager for Americas across all functions and geographies.

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 Burberrys growth, values and providing expertise procurement input

PERSONAL PROFILE

•    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) 

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

•    Align and deliver category savings targets with Finance
•    Delivery of agreed sourcing strategies with stakeholder alignment. 
•    Category Strategy is in place and recognised and approved by the stakeholder.
•    Production of high quality analysis and delivery of true category ‘insight’ to provide sound recommendations based on data 
•    Contracts implemented for key suppliers capturing terms required for category and product specifics
•    Be seen as a valued business partner by the business. 

FOOTER

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

•    Expected base salary for the role will generally be between $130,000.00 and $148,000.00 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.

•    This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.