Group Buyer - Workwear, Footwear and PPE in Southampton

Group Buyer – Workwear, Footwear and PPE

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher – and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas – to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender, gender expression or sexual orientation.

Responsibilities

• Define the needs for the sub-category and the sourcing strategy
• Work with the product teams to understand the range and products composing it
• Analyse product components and manufacturing processes taking into account costing of products
• Identify suppliers and factories whilst working with sourcing offices where the right suppliers are in order to guarantee the right quality and quantities for the group using the right mix of vendors and locations to obtain the best price with minimum risk
• Manage tenders with buying offices and select the suppliers using negotiation where needed
• Select suppliers and propose the selection to the product lead
• Organise the buying programs involving the right parties: product development, strategic sourcing, manufacturing excellence teams

Qualifications

• Strong product expertise including building range structure, product development/costing, materials & components and manufacturing processes with experience in clothing/textile
• Buying experience completed by a personal experience in home improvement
• Experienced in the products of his sub categories, understanding the manufacturing process
• Fluent spoken and written English. Other languages skills (e.g. French) would be advantageous
• Exposure to Product Lifecycle Management and Product Development
• Ability to influence at a senior level, has presence and is impactful and can engage and build good rapport
• Is conscientious and delivers as promised; is personally organised translating goals into personal and team plans

Behaviours

• Be Customer Focused – constantly improving our customers’ experience
  • I listen to my customers
  • I use available data to help make decisions
• Be Human – acting with humanity and care
  • I do the right thing
• Be Curious – thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
  • I build and share new ideas
  • I try new things and share my learnings
  • Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility
    • I have courage to be creative
    • Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20
  • Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together
    • I embrace allyship
    • I have self-awareness and a desire to learn
  • Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth
    • I own my actions
    • I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

  Benefits

  Private Health Care

  Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

  Kingfisher Pension Scheme

  Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

  25 Days\’ Holiday

  25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

  Staff Discount

  20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

  Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

  Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

  Life Assurance

  x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

  Bonus

  Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

  Kingfisher Share Save

  Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

  Training & Development

  There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

  Application Process

  >What to expect from our application process…

  Step 1: Application

  Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

  Step 2: Review

  A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

  Step 3: Interview 1

  You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

  Step 4: Interview 2

  As you progress you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

  Step 5: Feedback

  Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

  Ready to get started?

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