Purchasing Manager

Your Impact to the role:

• Contribute to the fresh sourcing strategy as a key partner to the Packaging innovation (Metal & Plastic, Glass, Cardboard) team:
  • Lead costs estimates of different design options
  • Manage a competitive Request for Quotation process among a vendor selection from the global purchasing strategy
  • Negotiate the best pricing conditions based on an understanding of components price break down, technical specifications and quality requirements
• Ensure to respect timing and approved conditions until the end of the development
• Suggest and achieve targeted project costs by proposing a total supply chain cost optimization and product value analysis
• Develop and propose improvements on the purchasing processes to achieve a low carbon footprint.
• Develop and maintain a strong partnership among Packaging Vendors (Metal & Plastic, Glass, Cardboard)
• Organize Suppliers’ innovation meetings
• Manage agreement terms and compliance, including Code of Conduct and NDA’s
• Lead suppliers’ negotiations.

Your impact in your first year:

• Strong Knowledge in Packaging Metal & Plastic, Glass, Cardboard
• Proposing ways of optimization in Packaging
• Strong knowledge of our ERP system
• Lead initial negotiations with the vendors
• Lead calls with our China team

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position on average of 7.5 hours/day.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, and operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.

Requirements

WHO YOU ARE

You have:

• 5 Years of Experience Required in purchasing or a related field, ideally in the beauty industry

You are:

• Able to manage complexity and ambiguity
• A Self-Starter, driven for results
• Capable of managing complex projects and multiple priorities
• Able to build and maintain strong relationships both internally and externally through strong written and verbal communication
• Expert in Packaging Metal & Plastic, Glass, Cardboard

You possess:

• Excellent verbal, written communication, negotiation and analytical skills
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Excellent planning and organization skills
• The ability to work with integrity, a sense of trust and a high level of motivation
• Proven Project Management Skills
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Proactively make recommendations on process improvement and new ways of working
• Ambition to learn more, with a curious mindset
• Strong passion for the beauty industry
• An out-of-the-box thinker with a Sky’s the Limit mentality