Procurement Manager

Are you ready to rethink your routine? We're looking for a Procurement Manager to join our Operations team. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement process for a category of products (Makeup or Skincare). You will play a crucial role in ensuring we have developed the right supplier base and relationships with vendors to support our business ambitions and deliver innovative products while ensuring cost-effectiveness, maintaining quality and building the agile supply chain to react to market evolution & business growth ambitions. Working closely with the Senior Procurement Manager, Operations and NPD teams internally to anticipate product needs & with suppliers to bring those to life supported by the right partnerships.

Welcome to Trinny London!

Here at Trinny London, we’re changing the face of makeup and demystifying skincare, and we're only just getting started. Founded in 2017 by Trinny Woodall, Trinny London is challenging people all over the world to rethink their routines.

We have achieved tremendous growth since 2017 and we’re proud to be one of Europe’s fastest-growing beauty brands. We’re generating millions of sales by developing innovative products, acquiring hundreds of thousands of supporters and customers all over the world, and more importantly, building a talented and motivated team to support our fantastic growth.

Our Values

We live by three core values: bring fearless passion, act with smart intent and all wear yellow together.

We always go the extra mile, working together to push boundaries and celebrate our wins and learnings as a team. We listen to every idea, big or small, and make considered decisions. We support each other to achieve our goals and thrive on collaboration.

The Role 

Your daily to-dos might look like this:

Procurement Strategy & Category Management

• Manage internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver Procurement & Suppliers Strategies for allocated categories/portfolio

• Working closely with cross functional teams, understanding business needs and using industry knowledge to identify the most appropriate suppliers to meet current & future business needs
• Engage with suppliers that will deliver on all aspects of the value chain: costs, Supply Chain agility, quality, access to innovation, compliance, etc.

Product cost

• Deliver the purchasing cost targets defined. Responsible for the total product cost (raw materials, packaging and conversion costs) of selected category and the other commercial parameters throughout the full product lifecycle (NPD & EPD)
• Deliver the best total cost of ownership for our products, including Supply Chain and Commercial parameters (costs, MOQ, lead-time, quality, flow revisions, payment terms, exclusivity, etc.).
• Ensure best value to cost: challenging product specifications, identifying, promoting and managing the cross functional delivery of cost savings, while maintaining or increasing customer perceived value. Suggest design to cost and value engineering opportunities

Negotiation & contracting

• Identifying the right negotiation approach for each situation, use your negotiation skills to offer the best of the suppliers value to cost internally

• Develop and implement contracts with suppliers, formalising the commercial parameters from NDA, manufacturing & supply agreement, terms & conditions etc.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Deploy the Supplier Relationship Programme basics ensuring year-on-year performance improvement for each category of suppliers 
• Build relationships with strategic suppliers at the right level with the organisation
• Lead the identification, assessment & on-boarding of new suppliers, as well as the maintenance and exit of other suppliers 

Evaluates and manages risks & compliance 

• At a global category level, proactively identify potential suppliers, market and project risks, mobilise suppliers and internal stakeholders to provide solutions to remove or mitigate identified risks
• Working with the compliance team, ensure compliance of in-scope suppliers including: data management (e.g. cog, dashboards), contracts, financial, and ethical risk management

Procurement Processes 

• Ensure relevant internal control processes and good Procurement practices are in place and followed (RFQ, price change management, contract set up etc.)
• Identify gaps in Procurement processes and good practice, developing missing processes

Requirements

These skills will help you go far in this role:

• Previous experience in an Global Procurement function within Beauty or FMCG Industry
• Knowledge of suppliers in the beauty industry is critical for the role 
• Experience in an Technical /Manufacturing function within FMCG desirable
• You have operated at a senior buyer or procurement manager level on Direct categories and you are ready to take on a new challenge 
• Knowledge of building Procurement and a Supplier Strategy (understanding business needs, Kraljic, supplier segmentation, spend classification, etc.) 
• In depth experience of Procurement processes (RFI, RFQ, etc.), negotiation, and contract management
• In depth experience of supplier strategy development, supplier selection and supplier relationship management
• Numerical & analytical - able to have an overview of big data while spotting inconsistencies in the data set
• Good strategic mindset 
• Excellent interpersonal skills including, strong cultural awareness with the ability to develop and maintain strong effective relationships
• Thrives in a fast paced environment  
• Advanced in Excel
• Strong presentation and communication skills including to senior managers

Benefits

Our mission is to give our customers the tools they need to be their best. And the same goes for our team through our benefits:

• Hybrid and flexible working, with core working hours
• 25 days holiday (we're also partial to a handful of spontaneous and well-earned Wellbeing Days throughout the year, as well as Early Finish Fridays and Summer Fridays)
• Welcome to Trinny London Starter Stack and swag
• Your Beauty Wallet: You'll receive a £500 annual product allowance to explore and enjoy our full range of Trinny London products
• Company discount for yourself, your friends, and family
• Vitality health scheme, EAP and Medicash (including dental, optical & audiological care)
• An annual personal training and development budget
• Enhanced family friendly packages 
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• T-Parties = many office socials as well as summer and festive celebrations!
• Rewards and Recognition Scheme (awarding length of service with gifts, vouchers and additional annual leave)

Equal Opportunities

We celebrate diversity in our customers, our products, and the teams we build. We champion inclusivity and want everyone to be the best versions of themselves.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome people from all backgrounds, with their unique perspectives, ideas and experiences.