Head of Buying Centre of Excellence

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Sainsbury's Full time

**Location**
- Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT

**Hours**
- Full-time

**Contract-Type**
- Permanent

**Salary**
- Competitive Plus Benefits

**Areas of business**
- Non Food

**Closing date**
- 2024/05/15 11:16:00

**Job ID**
- 233012

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. From fragrance to car care, clothing and pots and pans, our General Merchandise team delivers all the non-food items for Sainsbury’s, Habitat and Argos customers. This multi-brand environment means you get to work across most areas. You can also be a pioneer, because the team believes in being brave, iterating and learning as they go. They also develop deep connections to other departments, which opens up a lot of different career opportunities for you. What’s certain is that you’ll spend time on the shop floor to get closer to customers, and bring a broad perspective and the full support of your manager with you wherever you decide to develop next.

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as the Head of Buying Centre of Excellence means being part of a prestigious and influential leadership role within our commercial team. You will have the opportunity to shape and deliver a multi-year supplier planning and COGs margin growth plan, driving financial targets and supporting sales, profit, and market share. As a visionary leader, you will inspire and develop a competent team of buyers while fostering strong supplier relationships and harmonising business models. With our focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and a supportive team culture, you will have the space to make an impact and drive commercial success. Join us and be part of a dynamic organisation that values collaboration, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence.

What you'll do

As the Head of Buying Centre of Excellence at Sainsbury's, you will play a pivotal leadership role within the commercial team. Collaborating with other Heads of Buying and Buying teams, you will drive the development and implementation of the multi-year Supplier planning and COGs margin growth plan. Leading and developing a team of buyers, you will work towards achieving financial targets that support sales, profit, and market share objectives, while also focusing on the working capital agenda. Your responsibilities will include delivering the Gross Margin challenge and fostering sustained supplier relationships through the development of the Buying Centre of Excellence. With a focus on harmonising supplier business models, terms, and evaluation, you will collaborate with Category Heads of Buying and Global Sourcing to shape supply solutions that yield demonstrable results. Additionally, your role will involve promoting best-practice buying principles, adopting new tools and processes to enhance skills development within the GM Buying community. You will contribute to the creation of a Playbook for strategic supplier relationship planning and value-seeking activities while ensuring a balanced approach to cost optimisation and working capital considerations. By creating consistent Category architectures for Buying teams, you will facilitate the review of the best mix range potential for Brand and Own Brand to drive business growth and profitability. Working with cross-functional teams, you will support key initiatives to unlock value in Retail, Nectar, and additional marketing activities. Your expertise in supply chain review will facilitate the exploration of cost-out opportunities, and you will maintain a customer-focused approach and a passion for product promotion. Leading and energising a large Commercial team, you will ensure alignment with challenging metrics and collaborate with other divisional Heads of Buying, Merchandising, and Global leads to establish a unified view of margin delivery. With your proven track record of commercial success, strong communication skills, and ability to adapt and lead in a complex trading environment, you will coach and inspire high-performing individuals to break new ground and drive ongoing improvements.

Who you are

As the Head of Buying Centre of Excellence for Sainsbury's, you are an accomplished professional with extensive leadership experience within the commercial arena. With a proven track record of driving commercial success, you possess exceptional negotiation and influencing skills, enabling you to secure beneficial positions for the company. Your ability to set agendas, communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, and lead with vision and purpose makes you an inspirational leader who can navigate ambiguity and deliver results in a complex trading environment. You foster a high-performance culture, empowering individuals to challenge boundaries and continuously improve. With your in-depth understanding of the retail market, customer behaviour, and data analysis, you make informed and courageous commercial deci

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