Procurement Buyer Marketing & Corporate Services - Leeds
Job Title: Procurement Buyer Marketing & Corporate Services
Location: Asda House
Employment Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.
Category: Buying
Closing Date: 14 November 2024
Join our central Procurement team and be at the forefront of Asda's transformation strategy, aiming to secure our position as the #2 grocer and contribute to our Every Day Low-Cost culture. We're revolutionizing our procurement processes, placing it at the core of decision-making, with significant investment and under the leadership of our new CPO, Jim Townsend.
Your Role:
* Manage end-to-end sourcing activities and develop category strategies.
* Influence and collaborate with stakeholders to support transformation initiatives and maintain a competitive cost base.
* Lead on major business investments and executive priorities within the function.
* Contribute to our cost and cash programme, leveraging data and analytics in the Centre of Excellence.
* Drive the procurement transformation, setting new standards and defining the procurement technology roadmap.
* Desirable experience of print, point of sale, paper, instore marketing and design, and PR.
“Let's find out about you”
* Proven experience in Procurement/Category Management.
* Open to individuals seeking to switch categories or with detailed knowledge of their current category market.
* Skilled in crafting and managing complex contracts.
* Adept at balancing and anticipating the needs of various stakeholders.
* Experience in influencing senior levels within a large organisation.
* Agile and adaptable to support business needs in a dynamic transformation environment.
“Everything you'll love”
* Hybrid and flexible working: Everyone's looking for that work/life balance and, at Asda, we have it on point. With 3 days office working.
* Discretionary bonus: Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
* Company matched pension: Looking forward to the future.
* 25 days annual leave: Making sure you take time for yourself, to switch off and recharge.
* 4 weekly pay: which means you get an extra payday a year.
* Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions: We genuinely care at Asda. That's why we're creating a culture where our people can perform at their best, and feel their best.
* Discount off your shopping at Asda and George: Extra discounts running throughout the year really makes a difference, saving our colleagues an average of £700 a year.
* Career development: We want our colleagues to thrive, and grow as our business does.
* Free city centre parking: You can also use it outside working hours!
We're passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, which means creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.
Work Where it Works: Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to choose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.
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