Head of Procurement

6 months ago


Carlton, United Kingdom The Watches of Switzerland Group Full time

**Job Description**:
Do you have experience in Procurement management?

Have you worked in a retail or fast paced service environment?

Do you have strong stakeholder management experience?

We are looking for a Head of Procurement to join the Finance Department here at our Head Office in Carlton Park, Leicester.

Reporting into the Group Finance and Investor Relations Director, you will be designing, developing, and implementing the procurement strategy. Whilst building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders you will deliver, record, and report solutions with real/demonstrable cost savings, enhanced service, and mitigated risk to meet the requirements of the business and deliver against value targets.

About You
- Proven track record of delivery in Procurement management in retail or a similar fast paced service environment. experience to cover a number aspects of buying goods and services
- Excellent negotiator
- Deep understanding of best practice Procurement delivered in an agile way
- Knowledge of Supplier Relationship Management best practice
- Able to create and managing complex tender and benchmarking exercises
- Able to create appropriate commercial models to suit requirements
- In-depth understanding of contracts with particular emphasis on commercial terms
- CIPS desirable but not essential

About us

Did you know we're a FTSE-250 retail company employing nearly 3,000 people across the UK, Europe, and the United States. We're the UK's leading luxury watch specialist in the UK with a significant presence in the US and a complementary jewellery offering. At the last count we have over 190 showrooms across the UK, US and Europe, including 77 dedicated mono-brand boutiques in partnership with brands such as Rolex, OMEGA, TAG Heuer and Breitling plus seven-e-commerce websites

Our success is based on strong, long-standing partnerships with the most prestigious luxury watch brands, supported by impactful marketing and powered by leading-edge technology to provide our clients with a modern, distinctive luxury experience. This is underpinned by our people, who are highly trained and motivated to deliver exceptional client experience whilst building inclusive teams.

Watches of Switzerland Group has moved our headquarters to a new, state-of-the-art office in Carlton Park, Leicester. The new 75,000 square foot office is located just outside of Leicester city centre and is home to over 500 employees. Surrounded by 32 acres of woodlands with facilities such as a mini market, team lounges, a multi-faith room and a parent room.

Our clients love us for our exceptional client experience, expertise, and approachability. Our clients are at the heart of everything that we do - we love to wow our clients and make every interaction with us special and memorable.

Some of our benefits
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
- Share Save Scheme
- Enjoy your Birthday Off
- Free Wellbeing Tools
- Generous Discount Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity Pay


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