Procurement Advisor

at  Penneys

PROCUREMENT ADVISOR

Procurement plays a key role in enabling Primark to deliver “Amazing Fashion at Amazing Prices” whilst supporting a significant store expansion programme and business transformation.

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Category Management
• Partner with the Retail Ops teams on specific sub-categories to ensure that we have the right suppliers in place to ensure quality, pricing and delivery objectives are met.
• Develop and execute Category plans aligned to relevant function objectives.
• Lead all tendering and contract execution for specific sub-categories working closely with Legal team and relevant stakeholders.
• Compliance and Governance
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on all procurement-related matters and ensure they are in compliance with procurement policy and procedures.
• Negotiate contracts with new and existing suppliers, ensuring contract terms achieve benefit to the organisation and govern the long-term relationships
• Identify and advise internal customers of commercial risks supply assurance issues and work to mitigate risk to protect Primark.
• Contractual and Legal
• Ensure Primark is adequately legally protected and insured in commercial agreements.
• Ensure compliance to contract approval policy via legal review and appropriate grant of authority for contracts and SOW’s.
• Put in place contracts, framework and legal agreements for all suppliers as required.
• Ensure legal frameworks and purchase orders are in place for all procurement activity as per policy.
• Operational Effectiveness
• Through category management, establish a robust supplier base that delivers the required quality, cost and service in compliance with Primark Ethical Trade Strategy.
• Use appropriate tools to maximise efficiency and transparency of sourcing and commercial negotiations e.g. eRFX, auctions.
• E-sourcing and Systems
• Ensure events are scheduled, prepared and managed to deliver best value through our e –sourcing tools (Scanmarket and Keelvar).
• Ensure compliance to Procurement systems policy, such as contract management systems and P2P

What You’ll Bring

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• 4+ years related experience in a Procurement role.
• Experience and knowledge in indirect related categories (soft FM services, goods such as paper products, an advantage but not critical) of spend within a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to forge close business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of procurement processes, policy, and systems.
• Experience of working within fast-paced and matrixed organisations.
• Experience of developing strategic partnerships with key suppliers.
• Ability to meet deadlines and prepare regular reports to share progress and performance
• Knowledge of financial, legal and commercial contracts, sustainability/CSR and ethical sourcing
• Strong business and commercial acumen.
• Curiosity with ability to drive change.
• Self-motivated, focused and results orientated.
• Driven achiever with proven track record.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.