Overview

Kingfisher Sourcing Eastern Europe Sp. z o.o. is a buying office of the Kingfisher Group (an international home improvement company with nearly 1 300 stores across Europe, supported by a team of 78 000 professionals). Due to the dynamic development we are looking for candidates to join our team as: Sourcing Lead
What’s the job?

New Business Development• Implement the priorities of the buying office• Work directly with the triangular team in developing robust and lastingrelationships in order to drive better/more informed decisions• Support the creation of a vendor level strategy, through a combination of newsupplier discovery activity and benchmarking• Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing vendors to deliverthe product development and margin plansContracting and Operational Delivery• Ensure project milestones are delivered on time, promoting cross functionalcollaboration• Guarantee minimum standards and Kingfisher sustainability policycompliance• Be the point person on the management of the KIPL contracts• Be responsible for the collection, completeness and quality of the data tosupport article and vendor set up and maintenance in the company systems.• Be responsible for adherence to sourcing processes using the relevantsystems and tracking tools such as CPC, Project Management, ContractManagement and Audits etc• Be the Kingfisher point person for the vendors; responsible for ensuring theircompliance to our policies and processes, such as Brand and Packaging,Audit and Factory AssessmentProduct and Supplier Development• Support the delivery of the category level vendor strategy to ensure thebuying office has the best possible chance of gaining group volume throughcompetitive tenders• Organise & contribute to the SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)programme for Key Strategic vendors, understanding capabilities, risks andopportunities in your supply baseOngoing business activity• Manage forecasting & delivery of KPIs through structured monitoring, &reporting• With support from the PSM, build the strategy of the negotiation throughsetting the target and objectives to deliver the required margin from annualcontract negotiations and cost price reduction/increase mitigation activities• Ensure fact based negotiations through “should cost”, cost breakdown, LPPanalysis, production cost and processes and developing common platforms(components, 2nd/3rd tier suppliers)

What you’ll bring

Essential Skills• Strong negotiation skills, including being able to think creatively• Ability to thrive and make decisions in a fast paced environment• Attention to detail to assist with issue resolution and problem solving• Excellent communication and influencing skills with an ability to challenge thestatus quo and work collaboratively with a wide network• Experience of managing projects and holding stakeholders to account• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Excel and PowerPointBeneficial Skills• Knowledge of manufacturing and product development process• Prior procurement/ retail experienceBehavioural requirements• Flexible and Adaptable• Proactive• Approachable and open, meaning that you are able to utilise your network todrive projects to meet challenging deadlines• Resilient & calm under pressure