Strategic Supplier Development Lead

7 hours ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom AMEX Full time
About the Role: As a Strategic Supplier Development Lead at Wayfair, you will play a key part in driving the success of our home retail business across the UK and German markets. You will work closely with your team to set and execute the strategy for a supplier portfolio, develop supplier relationships, drive process improvements across the Supply Chain, and negotiate pricing and inventory. This is an excellent opportunity to use your analytical skills and passion for buying and supplier relationship management to deliver outstanding results.

Responsibilities:
  • Manage a large portfolio of suppliers
  • Develop strategic supplier and category plans to achieve revenue and profitability goals
  • Analyze event and category performance
  • Conduct competitive and product category evaluation
  • Drive relationships and collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Negotiate for favorable terms with suppliers
  • Identify new suppliers to increase and expand selection across product categories

Requirements:
  • Some demonstrable experience in an analytical/sales based internship role
  • A strong interest in building a career in buying and/or supplier relationship management
  • A personable and energetic communicator, eager to build relationships with new business partners
  • Ability to communicate and feel comfortable speaking directly with C-suite level suppliers from large companies
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once; you don't miss the details
  • An interest in, and/or ability to learn, retail math concepts
  • Analytical thinker who looks for (and finds) answers in the data
  • Ability to 'hit the ground running' – a self-starter capable of achieving specific target goals
  • An entrepreneurial spirit and mindset
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and working with data
  • Fluency in Mandarin is considered a plus

Estimated Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum

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