Senior Buyer

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago


London, United Kingdom ghd Full time
Senior Buyer London Operations Full time Permanent General

What’s the Job?

The Senior Buyer will play key role in supply base in various areas and vendor management. The role will involve from vendor management, cost analysis/negotiation and internal parties alignment. You will work closely with the Marketing Team, R&D team, NPI team, Supply Chain team and Design team.


  What will I do?

Working with Innovation, Marketing and Design teams in UK to source and identify vendors and develop new vendors if necessary. Manage due diligence for existing and new vendors. Analysis suppliers' portfolio and conduct evaluation. Regular visit to factories to conduct evaluation and monitoring. Liaise with and drive Procurement Strategy for Hair Beauty Chemicals, Accessories and Packaging. Responsible for managing a supply base on hair chemicals, accessories and packaging in full compliance with quality, delivery & costs. Drive partnerships with key suppliers on a local / global basis and in alignment with internal stakeholders to ensure ghd is positively positioned and protected.  Drive implementation of VCPs (Value Creation Projects) through quarterly supplier negotiations and other cost down initiatives  Create, apply, complete and follow-up supply agreements to put in place such as contracts annual performance review. Measure/ track and report savings Manage proactively risks by following industry trends and supplier performance (financial) and using such knowledge to drive better decision making Work closely with internal stakeholders including NPI, QA, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Innovation team

What skills and qualities will I need?

Bachelor’s degree holder or equivalent 8+ years in sourcing experiences in hair beauty chemicals, accessories (bags, cases, brushes) and/or packaging category Good technical knowledge Proactive problem-solving skill, ability to recognize issues and provide solutions Familiar with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word. Proficient knowledge of Excel PIVOT table and VLOOKUP functions Experience in MSD is preferrable. Strong analytical skills, effective problem solving and troubleshooting ability. Enthusiastic and hands-on style, capable of identifying the problem and taking the lead to resolve. Persuasive communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization – great team-working skills. Confident, assertive individual who is comfortable challenging the norm.  Excellent negotiation and sourcing skills. Good command of written & spoken English. Occasional travel is required.

We’re a young company that’s achieved great things by creating a best in class range of products that are loved by stylists and consumers alike. We remain fiercely ambitious, with big growth plans, exciting new innovation in the pipeline and geographic expansion.

We pride ourselves on remaining true to our founding ethos - the spirit of transformation - and have established a position at the forefront of the competitive fashion styling sector, where we are renowned as one of the leading hair styling brands around the world and synonymous with style and sophistication. 

Salary Competitive Hours 40 Benefits Competitive Closing date 12-05-2024 Share:
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