Senior Buyer

6 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom THG Full time

THG is a fast-moving, global technology business that specialises in taking brands direct to consumers. Our world-class proprietary tech and infrastructure powers our extensive portfolio of beauty, nutrition and lifestyle brands and is now helping drive exponential growth of our clients' brands globally.

We're powered by a global team of over 7,000 ambitious people around the world. Our culture is fast-paced and entrepreneurial, it's this DNA that has supported our incredible growth.

We're always looking for individuals that can bring fresh and innovative thinking to THG, and play a part in driving the group forward on its exciting journey. So, if you're ready to take the next big step in your career, challenge yourself every day and evolve with the world around you, THG is ready for you.

**Location: Icon 1, M90 5AA**

**About Central Functions**

Central Functions is formed of the teams and people that serve the entire business. These people are integral to the smooth running of the business; ensuring everyone is paid on time, that materials are sourced and arrive promptly, that we meet our legal obligations and that our health, safety, and security is safeguarded.

**About the Procurement team and the Role**

The Indirect Procurement team support departments in delivering innovative, externally supported solutions and ensuring we make commercially astute decisions across our supply eco-system.

The Indirect Procurement team at THG play a pivotal role in ensuring commercial value is realised for all goods and services purchases that the business requires to function. As a Senior Buyer, you will already have gained significant experience across multiple Indirect spend categories, which you will use to lead key strategic sourcing exercises in Technology and Marketing, using your relationship-building and negotiation skills, creativity and your deep commercial acumen to deliver exceptional deals for THG. With over £300m of spend under management across these categories, you will have the opportunity to make a material impact on the Group's P&L.

To be successful in this role, you will be adept at manipulating financial data to uncover savings opportunities, whilst leveraging relationships with senior business stakeholders to translate these into sourcing strategies. You will use all negotiation levers at your disposal to achieve best-in-class deals on new spend, whilst managing key suppliers closely to ensure value is retained throughout the contract life cycle. Equally important will be your ability to govern internal compliance to group procurement strategy, using your experience to suggest and implement process improvements to enhance effective spend management.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identify savings opportunities, to create and maintain a Procurement pipeline
- Work collaboratively with senior business stakeholders to execute complex and high-value procurement initiatives involving multiple stakeholders
- Manage key suppliers to ensure that value is delivered throughout the contract cycle
- Negotiate high-value contracts, ensuring that favorable commercial terms are secured
- Collaborate with Legal and InfoSec to negotiate robust contract clauses
- Keep up to date with market trends and identify innovative new technologies that can deliver business performance improvements

**Requirements**:

- Indirect procurement experience required (Technology, Marketing and/or Professional Services category experience preferred)
- Ability to independently identify and execute complex savings opportunities
- Strong problem-solving skills and proactive mindset
- High level of commercial awareness and excellent negotiation skills
- Collaborative approach to working with senior business stakeholders
- Strong data analysis capabilities, including advanced Excel
- Robust understanding of Procurement process and best-practice

**Benefits**:

- Competitive salary
- Onsite Doctor
- Employee discounts
- Gym Discounts
- Company bonus scheme
- Company pension scheme

**THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.


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