Vendor Manager - 9/12 months Mat Cover

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Groupon is a marketplace where customers discover new experiences and services every day and local businesses thrive. To date we have worked with over a million merchant partners worldwide, connecting over 16 million customers with deals across various categories. In a world often dominated by e-commerce giants, we stand out as one of the few platforms uniquely committed to helping local businesses succeed on a performance basis.

Groupon is on a radical journey to transform our business with relentless pursuit of results. Even with thousands of employees spread across multiple continents, we still maintain a culture that inspires innovation, rewards risk-taking and celebrates success. The impact here can be immediate due to our scale and the speed of our transformation. We\’re a \”best of both worlds\” kind of company. We\’re big enough to have the resources and scale, but small enough that a single person has a surprising amount of autonomy and can make a meaningful impact.

A crucial part of this super-fast paced role is identifying and approaching prospective suppliers within your designated category, introducing them to Groupon Goods and identifying distribution and marketing solutions.

The role works on a buying/sourcing aspect tasked with identifying, creating and delivering category plans, merchandise schedules and develop long term growth plans for top, mid and low tier suppliers. The right candidate will have the opportunity to rapidly build a multi-million pound category and join a true market leader. Being the market leader and most visited buying website this is a great time to take this category to new heights.

You’ll spend time on the following:

• Source and solidify top-tier-brand relationships, in order to curate products that consumers will love
• Negotiate terms of sale, price point, and margin
• Research product landscape to keep current with industry trends and pricing dynamics in the consumer-product-goods space
• Ability to manage category selection to optimize sales and the customer experience.
• Ability to influence and work well with other departments
• Possible travel (up to 10%) to trade shows

We’re excited about you if you have:

• 1+ years’ experience as a Buyer with evidence of successful negotiation in competitive market
• Direct responsibility for P&L of multi million pound categories
• Bachelor’s degree
• Must be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Must have a demonstrated business acumen
• Meticulous attention to detail with a proven track record of delivering results while juggling multiple projects
• Examples of having met weekly deadlines with moving targets with an understanding of the impact it has to category P&L
• Capable of maintaining focus in a whirlwind of change
• Proof of business-polished written and verbal communication

What you can expect from us:

• Hybrid environment – 3 days from the office
• Comprehensive package and benefits
• Office centrally located in Aldgate
• Be part of a transformation and really make an impact to Groupon as a whole
• Work with a pretty amazing team (if we may be so modest)

Groupon ’s purpose is to build strong communities through thriving small businesses. To learn more about the world’s largest local e-commerce marketplace, click here. If all of this sounds like something that’s a great fit for you, then click apply and join us on a mission to become the ultimate destination for local experiences and services.

Beware of Recruitment Fraud: Groupon follows a merit-based recruitment process without charging job seekers any fees. We\’ve noticed an increase in recruitment fraud, including fake job postings and fraudulent interviews and job offers aimed at stealing personal information or money. Be cautious of individuals falsely representing Groupon\’s Talent Acquisition team with fake job offers. If you encounter any suspicious job offers or interview calls demanding money, recognize these as scams. Groupon is not responsible for losses from such dealings. For legitimate job openings (and a sneak peek into life at Groupon), always check our official career website at grouponcareers.com.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet

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