Lead Procurement Analyst

As a Lead Procurement Analyst in our Global Indirect Procurement team, you will:

• Lead and manage spend categories, develop strategies and negotiate contracts for products, services, and suppliers
• Contribute to category saving targets for multiple categories and supplier performance
• Review and analyse contract data, business goals and market conditions to identify cost saving opportunities
• Determine deal strategy and control all aspects of contract negotiations and cost-effective supplier assessments
• Act as a key point of contact for global stakeholders for indirect procurement activity and develop and maintain strong relationships with business units
• Develop knowledge of the business needs, expectations, priorities and goals
• Help to plan and execute sourcing strategies that guarantee the most optimum commercial position for Dr. Martens
• Drive RFPs aligned to business needs
• Identify new services and valuable suppliers able to bring tangible value, innovation and competitive advantage for our business
• Oversee the procurement process from start to finish, and provide improvement initiatives where appropriate
• Regularly review the indirect supply base, provide consolidation and reduction initiatives, foster solid partnerships with strategic vendors
• Provide regular reporting against procurement KPIs

THE STUFF THAT SETS YOU APART

Must-Have Experience:

• 6+ years of Sourcing, Procurement experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills
• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to influence stakeholders and cross functional teams to drive agenda
• A team player with ability to work with people from all corporate levels
• Tenacious attitude to drive process improvement
• Strong data collection, collation and representation skills
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills - Ability to interpret data and trends, diagnose problems, and formulate effective action plans to resolve issues.
• Customer and service centric mind set, placing the user at the heart of the solution
• Able to multi-task and respond quickly and effectively to the challenges faced in a fast-paced environment, work well under pressure, able to plan and prioritize workload

Desirable skills/experience:

• Experience of working within a fast-moving, global retail environment
• Experience defining and implementing strategy in multiple indirect procurement categories
• Experience in line management

Technical Skills:

• Excellent analytical skills particularly within Excel and/or Power BI

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Strong analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities
• Ability to take initiative and work independently

Are you ready to fill your boots? Apply now.

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At DM your technical capability will go hand in hand with the below:

• Great relationship management that delivers results through effective teamwork
• Youll be a proud custodian to our DM’s culture, embodying what we stand for and encouraging others to do the same
• You’ll help build a highly engaged team – ensuring a collaborative culture and providing guidance & support to other team members
• You will take ownership for your own development, proactively seeking out feedback to build self-awareness
• You will bring the outside-in; you’ll share best practice across the team/business and encourage ideas sharing as well as collaborative problem solving
• You’ll lead the way and role model on all things DE&I & wellbeing