Overview:
We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.
At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices, located in London, Southampton & Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
Your Role:
Your role as a Local Procurement Lead will be to lead Procurement performance in banner (B&Q) covering all Indirect/GNFR goods and services with Senior Local Procurement Manager support to drive consistent engagement of stakeholders to help drive procurement planning, adoption of tools and delivery of Procurement targets.
What's the job?
1. 50% GNFR spend management programme coordination and 50% procurement project delivery
2. Lead and develop banner GNFR spend management strategic plan engaging with all relevant stakeholders, facilitating resource allocation optimisation with category teams
3. Challenge procurement productivity to drive optimal strategies and scale to drive value
4. Monitor the banner procurement KPIs/dashboard and present to Senior Local Procurement Manager and Banner Senior Leadership periodically on procurement performance
5. Anticipate and manage the resolution of any programme/project delivery delays
6. Deliver high value/high priority projects/tenders (approx. 50% of the role)
7. Support the Procurement Operations and Strategy team in defining, prioritising and delivering transformation priorities, leveraging banner experience and requirements
What you'll bring:
1. Professional qualification in purchasing or business (such as MCIPS, MBA, ESC qualification) desirable
2. Relevant experience in a complex matrix organisation preferably within retail, or a related sector desirable
3. Strategic Planning & Performance Management and Analytics
4. Supplier relationship management and contract management
5. Strong interpersonal, leadership and communication skills engaging and presenting up to board level
Our Values:
Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience
* I listen to my customers
* I use available data to help make decisions
Be Human – acting with humanity and care
* I do the right thing
* I am respectful
Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
* I build and share new ideas
* I try new things and share my learnings
Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility
* I have courage to be creative
* Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together
* I embrace allyship
* I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth
* I own my actions
* I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.
Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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