TJX Europe
At TJX Europe, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritises your development. Whether you’re working in our Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores—TK Maxx & Homesense, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX team—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We’re looking for a Logistics Specialist to join our Buyer Vendor Support (BVS) team at our Watford Head Office to act as a strategic business partner to our buying teams, our 3rd party logistics providers and extensive vendor community to ensure the efficient flow of goods through our Supply chain.
The Logistics Specialist will play a pivotal role in maximising profitability by identifying risks and actively seeking opportunities to enhance the flow of goods whilst adhering to customer protection requirements and safeguarding the company’s reputation.
The right person will work to understand the Buyers strategies and potential challenges faced, whilst partnering to help develop appropriate solutions to support in maximising their commercial opportunities, managing logistical cost implications while staying true to our off-price buying fundamentals.

KEY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, communicates with clarity, influences internally and externally and engages multiple stakeholder relationships and keeps them updated
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity as well as in a flexible and changing retail landscape
• A critical thinker with the ability to interpret data, solve complex problems and deliver simple solutions, uses judgement to prioritise activities.
• Able to build and maintain impactful relationships across diverse teams, geographies and levels as well as influence to get results
• A self-starter; ability to take initiative and work independently, taking a high degree of personal responsibility for results.
• Resilient and patient in coaching cross-functionally
  As proud as we are of our past success, it’s our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.

Buying Partnerships

• Support the UK Buying office on buying deals, advising to ensure logistical objectives are met to efficiently flow goods into the supply chain.
• Proactively partner, educate advise and consult the buying teams on best practices amid a changing, fast paced, off-price environment suggesting creative alternatives to conventional approaches
• Act as the conduit of communication between Logistics and the first point of contact for all Buying & Buying Operations Support activities, managing stakeholder expectations but being realistic and timely with solutions.

Vendor Excellence

• Partner with our vendors and buying teams. Effectively onboard vendors to ensure they are compliant and understand TJX Europe’s requirements
• Represent TJX & Logistics on vendor visits
• Proactively drive improvement in vendor behaviour by partnering with various teams across the function; this will include being involved in cost mitigation activities and initiatives

Logistics Engagement & Partnership

• Partner the wider logistics teams and freight forwarders using strong communication and diplomacy skills to guide, influence and convince others working to remedy supply chain issues for quick fixes and long-term solutions
• Prioritise shipments and key deals by understanding your business areas and utilizing reporting tools provided by the business to help maintain and grow customer relationships
• Partner with other BVS logistics teams to ensure process alignment on best practices and expectations