About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- Work with department Contract Owners, Procurement Partners and Directors alongside finance partners, the legal team and the Own brand Procurement Team to advise on all procurement matters.
- Line manage a Procurement Buyer with oversight of all non‑trade tender plans and contract signing, track project progress and deliverables with reporting responsibilities to Senior management and the business.
- Prepare and track investment business cases and tender recommendations for relevant approvals from the Business Unit Investment Committee and Group Investment Committee for high spend projects.
- Achieve cost‑saving targets, contract compliance and continuous improvement activities to deliver a best‑in‑class procurement function.
- Identify and complete tenders according to company policies and best practice within timescales that ensure contracts are in place and key services are not disrupted.
- Carry out supplier sourcing and spend analysis activities to identify opportunities that positively impact commercial contracts, profitability and business efficiencies.
- Support different departments across the business in setting up and running tenders and quotation processes and category/supplier management.
- Run selected tenders from initial requirement, market analysis, tender/contract management, implementation, post‑analysis/lessons learned while working with subject‑matter experts.
- Record and share information to ensure an accurate UK contract database and feed into the visibility of upcoming contract expiry dates, break options and potential savings opportunities.
- Support the relationship with Group Procurement Services (GPS) and collaborate on inter‑UK businesses and international tenders that cover the UK.
Qualifications
- Solid procurement experience, particularly in partnering categories to support contract owners and assess category requirements.
- Experience in leading a formal tender process from start to completed contract.
- A degree in business or a CIPS qualification would be valuable.
Benefits
- 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.
- Company pension matching and bonus.
- Unrivalled Learning and Development programme.
- Work in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
Job details
- Seniority level: Associate
- Employment type: Full‑time
- Job function: General Business
- Industries: Retail
- Hours: 37.5 | 9.00 am – 5.30 pm
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