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Retail Store Fit-Out Buyer - £45K

Retail Store Fit-Out Buyer - £45K

  • Location

    London, England

  • Sector:

    Procurement

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Package

  • Contact:

    Richard Shelley

  • Contact email:

    richard.shelley@1st-executive.com

  • Salary high:

    45000

  • Salary low:

    35000

  • Job ref:

    J12011_1539682313

  • Published:

    over 5 years ago

  • Duration:

    NA

  • Expiry date:

    2018-11-15

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

  • Consultant:

    ConsultantDrop

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Buyer to play a key role as part of a complex Procurement Transformation programme for a market leading Retail brand, supporting a wider business transformation following significant growth and associated M&A activities! The role offers a fast track career development programme with a clear road map to a Sourcing Manager role within 18 - 24 months.

Role:

  • You will play an integral role supporting a £400m spend across FM, Construction, Property & CAPEX for a leading FTSE 100 Retail giant - supporting new store development, warehouses, corporate offices and extensive refurbishment initiatives
  • You will support the Sourcing Manager with the definition and implementation of category plans to minimise the total cost of ownership focusing on cost efficiencies and service improvements.
  • You will support a huge pipeline of Procurement projects - including store development & fit-out initiatives e.g. store-in-store implants, customer self-scanning and new concessions
  • You will also provide support to Corporate Office Portfolio - this includes Hard and Soft FM sourcing projects spanning M&E, Lighting, HVAC, Cleaning, Catering, Vending and Janitorial services for the entire group portfolio

This is a fast moving environment within which the buyer will be expected to balance and support a number of different Store Fit-Out, Construction and Maintenance sourcing projects at any time.

Due to the on-going procurement change programme, this is an excellent opportunity for a hungry and ambitious candidate seeking fast track career development.

Experience:

- It is expected that the jobholder be able to demonstrate a degree of commercial procurement experience

- Experience of working within the Store Fit-Out, FM or Construction categories is beneficial

- Procurement experience gained in a Retail, FM or Construction industry is preferred

- Able to demonstrate experience of supporting full lifecycle procurement projects

- Strong analytical capability with knowledge of Excel and SAP

- Degree qualified (or equivalent) and keen to study CIPS