Own Brand Procurement Buyer

6 days ago


London, UK, United Kingdom Superdrug Full time

Why Superdrug?


Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.



Here's the exciting bit…a day includes


Role Purpose:


Working with the Own Brand Commercial team as a Procurement Partner to support, monitor and control new and existing projects and purchases of Own Brand products from suppliers.


A typical day in this role includes:


Ensuring the tender process is followed diligently and, in a manner, aligned to policy from project conception/purchase requirement through quotations/tenders to contracts, contract monitoring and re-tender

Ensuring there is clear documentation and evidence of each step in the process of contracting with suppliers

Recording and sharing information to ensure an accurate UK contract database and feed into the visibility of upcoming contract expiry dates, break options and potential savings opportunities

Supporting Own Brand Commercial team in setting up and running tenders and quotation processes and supplier management

Running tenders from initial requirement, market analysis, tender/contract management, implementation, post analysis/lessons learnt while working with subject matter experts from the Own Brand buying teams

Adopt appropriate negotiation strategies to attain the best terms for the business

Develop build and maintain effective internal and external relationships to meet the business needs

Lead and coach a Junior Procurement Buyer to achieve both business and personal development objectives

Take responsibility for own personal and professional development.


This job is a good fit for you if:


You enjoy a fast paced, everchanging environment

You are great at building trusting relationships with your stakeholders & leading a team

You have an analytical mindset for translating data

You are good at prioritizing, delegating tasks and managing deadlines


What you’ll need:


Generalist procurement experience

Exposure to running tenders and category management

A CIPs qualification or equivalent or experience of working as a Buyer would be an advantage

You will have strong negotiator skills to be able to secure the best outcomes for Superdrug

You need to be confident in making decisions that impact our own brand procurement

Strong leadership capabilities to deliver results through people

Here's what's in it for you


  • 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
  • 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
  • Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
  • Company pension matching and bonus
  • We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
  • Being part of more We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
  • We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets
  • Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes


Come and be part of something special.


Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.


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