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Description

• Strategic Sourcing & Category Planning: Develop and implement sourcing strategies and category plans for marketing and media services that align with Estée Lauder’s global business objectives. Lead sourcing initiatives that drive value, innovation, and continuous improvement across the region.

• Contract Negotiation & Risk Mitigation: Lead negotiations with key vendors and agencies, securing favourable commercial terms while safeguarding Estée Lauder’s brand reputation and mitigating risk. Ensure contract terms are mutually beneficial and comply with legal and regulatory standards.

• Supplier Relationship & Performance Management: Manage supplier relationships through key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs). Lead inprintitiatives for continuous supplier performance improvement, ensuring alignment with category strategies and overall business objectives.

• Cash Flow & Payment Terms: Negotiate payment terms to improve cash flow and enhance financial flexibility. Work closely with finance teams to ensure accurate reporting, tracking, and budget control.

• Spend Analysis & Efficiency: Analyze category spend to ensure maximum value and efficiency. Provide actionable insights based on spending patterns and supplier performance and optimize procurement processes through data-driven decision-making.

• Compliance & Governance: Ensure full compliance with Estée Lauder’s procurement, risk management, and governance standards. Collaborate with finance, marketing, and legal teams to uphold regulatory and internal requirements in all procurement activities.

• Procurement Transformation & Best Practices: Support ongoing procurement transformation projects, driving operational efficiency and value creation. Act as an ambassador for procurement best practices, promoting excellence and professionalism across the Procurement function.

• Continuous Improvement & Category Excellence: Drive category excellence by executing improvement projects aligned with strategic goals. Apply best-in-class processes, including cost modelling, contract management, and supplier development, to achieve continuous improvement and value creation.

• Commercial Foresight & Insight Generation: Generate data-driven insights to challenge established practices and stimulate innovative thinking. Provide commercial foresight that influences decision-making and enhances the performance of the procurement function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

• 3-5 Years Experience

• Education: An undergraduate degree in a relevant field such as Supply Chain, Procurement, Technology, Marketing, or Business Administration.

• Experience: A minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant Procurement experience, ideally in a corporate branded environment.

• Procurement Expertise: Demonstrated success in managing and leading multi-million-pound procurement activities, with a proven ability to independently plan, manage, and lead complex negotiations.

• Category Knowledge: A solid understanding of the creative production category, or experience within the Marketing category (e.g., Paid Media, Influencers, etc.), would be highly advantageous.

• Change Management: Basic experience in managing change processes within procurement operations.

• Interpersonal & Negotiation Skills: A high level of interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to foster strong, lasting partnerships both internally with key stakeholders and externally with suppliers.

• Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and leverage data effectively from various sources to solve complex problems.

• Communication: Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to deliver clear and effective presentations. Demonstrates diplomacy, active listening, and excellent relationship-building skills. Experience of working in cross geographical teams.

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint are essential. Experience with SAP/SRM, SAP/Ariba, and a basic understanding of the P2P process would be an advantage.