Procurement Manager Non Trade

Join Superdrug Head Office- Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Location: East Croydon
Hours: 37.5
Salary: Competitive

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 exiting bit a day includes:

Working with department Contract Owners,Procurement Partners and Directors alongside finance partners, the legal team andthe Own brand Procurement Team to advise on all procurement matters.
Linemanagement of a Procurement Buyer with oversight of all non-trade tender plansand contract signing, to track project progress and deliverables with reportingresponsibilities to Senior management and the business.
Preparingand tracking investment business cases and tender recommendations for relevantapprovals from the Business Unit Investment Committee and Group InvestmentCommittee for high spend projects.
Keyobjectives include achieving cost saving targets, contract compliance andcontinuous improvement activities to achieve the goal of a best-in-classprocurement function, including comms, training plans and overall management ofthe UK Investment Committee (IC) commercial section.
Keydeliverables; identifying and completing tenders according to company policiesand established best practice within timescales that ensure contracts are inplace and key services not disrupted.
Carryout supplier sourcing and spend analysis activities to identify opportunitiesto positively impact on commercial contracts, profitability and businessefficiencies.
Supportdifferent departments across the business in setting up and running tenders andquotation processes and category/supplier management
Runselected tenders from initial requirement, market analysis, tender/contractmanagement, implementation, post analysis/lessons learnt while working withsubject matter experts from different departments
Recordand share information to ensure an accurate UK contract database and feed intothe visibility of upcoming contract expiry dates, break options and potentialsavings opportunities
Supportthe relationship with Group Procurement Services (GPS) and collaborate oninter-UK Businesses and international tenders that cover the UK

Qualifications you need for the role :

• You need to have solid procurement experience, particularly in partnering categoriesto support contract owners and assess category requirements as well asexperience in leading a formal tender process from start to the completedcontract
• A degree in business or CIPs qualification would be valuable
Demonstrable line management experience
Retail experience desirable but not essential

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
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

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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