Senior Category Manager

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Full time

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

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We are a rapidly growing beauty company that has transformed the global beauty industry by introducing innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech. Our goal is to make makeup applications accessible to everyone, everywhere.

Todays Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic.

About the Role

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We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Global Procurement Manager to join our team. As a key member of our procurement function, you will be responsible for leading the sourcing, negotiation and general contract life-cycle management of various activities both in store design and visual merchandising categories.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders to understand their requirements and support them on tactical and strategic projects. This includes identifying and qualifying new suppliers, managing relationships and performance with existing suppliers to ensure high-quality and cost-effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

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  • Leading the sourcing, negotiation and general contract life-cycle management of various activities both in store design and visual merchandising categories.">
  • Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and projects, aimed at driving overall business success through strategic procurement practices.">
  • Identify and qualify new suppliers, as well as managing relationships and performance with existing suppliers to ensure high-quality and cost-effectiveness.">
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their requirements and support them on tactical and strategic projects.">
  • Monitor market trends, conduct supplier assessments, and implement cost-saving initiatives to continuously improve procurement processes and results.">
  • Spend Mapping analysis of all indirect spend, provide analysis and cost saving opportunities.">
  • Managing ESG initiatives with suppliers, including Ecovadis audit and improvement actions.">
  • Management and updating of contract database including mapping renewal dates.">
  • Work closely on digital and tech sourcing searches and quotation management.">
  • Manage full RFI/RFP process, including collation of responses and score carding with appropriate analysis provided and project management.">
  • Rebate management tracking and regular liaison with finance team to ensure accurate accruals and ready availability of audit information.">
  • Take ownership of cost initiative projects both individually and also in partnership with the other SD/VM Category Manager, and in accordance with Procurement Director's expected annual savings targets.">
  • Set Up and deliver ongoing indirect material/services supply base credit monitoring and proactive feedback to Procurement team of any critical profile changes, using D&B tracker system.">

Requirements

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This role requires a candidate with strong negotiation skills, commercial acumen, and experience in store design and visual merchandising category. The ideal candidate should have previous negotiation experience in SD/VM buying and ability to work at an extremely fast pace without making unchecked errors across a wide range of projects at the same time.

The salary for this role is around $80,000 - $100,000 per year, depending on experience.

What We Offer

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We offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday, inclusive parental leave policy, financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all, wellness and social benefits, and generous product discount and gifting.

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