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Procurement Manager (12 Month FTC)

🏢 Ted Baker • 📍 London, England • 🕒 1 day ago

Salary Range

£78,132 - £140,637

£6,511 - £11,720 / mo

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Location Base

London, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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Transatlantic Parity

1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

WHO WE ARE

QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH; DISTINCTLY GLOBAL.

At Ted Baker, we know what it means to be a truly forward-thinking designer brand. From the iconic props in our shops, to the delightful details and thoughtful touches which set us apart from the crowd. These are the qualities we see brought to life in our People.

We look for courageous thought leaders who constantly strive for excellence. Driven by their curiosity and boundless creativity, who know that refinement and a good witticism aren’t mutually exclusive. Subject matter experts ready to pave the way for their team to achieve new levels of success – and, just as importantly, joy.

THE ROLE

Following the acquisition of Ted Baker by Authentic Brands Group, the operating model is transitioning from a centralised Group model to a decentralised territory based operating model with different partners operating the territories. The Procurement Manager role will be a core member of the transition planning team, supporting the migration of global goods not for retail supplier agreements into territory-based arrangements and/or being provided as part of a support arrangement to the territory partner.

Reporting to: Director of Operations

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Goods Not for Resale Procurement specialist

Areas of focus – Technology, E-commerce and Marketing supply base

Maintain pipeline of renewals and potential new suppliers

Supporting contract renewals and supplier negotiations for the novation or assignment of contracts from the centralised model to a territory based operating model

Maintaining the contract database

Supporting onboarding of new suppliers working the functional leads

Liaising closely with functional leads, finance business partners and legal team to deliver contract renewals and/or new suppliers

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Several years of procurement experience to include large technology suppliers

Strong finance acumen

Strong communication skills – written and verbal

Ability to work independently across the key functional areas and manage key internal / external stakeholders

PERSONAL TRAITS

Excellent organisational skills & attention to detail, performing all work with high levels of accuracy; and ability to prioritise workloads, while meeting all deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Be personable and approachable

Good team player

Drive, enthusiasm and a proactive nature

Have a resilient personality with the ability to be adaptable;

Quality Focus and attention to detail

Can-do attitude - thinks ahead; takes ownership, follows through and goes the extra mile

OUR VALUES…

AUTHENTIC

We have the freedom to be our ‘best self’, being true to ourselves and others

KIND

We try to do the right thing: for each other, our communities, our planet and for Ted

CURIOUS

We are hungry to explore, innovate and think differently

COURAGEOUS

We have the confidence to be brave, have fun and discover the unexpected

INCLUSIVE

We embrace and respect individuality and celebrate difference & diversity

BENEFITS

At Ted we offer a range of benefits to keep you well including our healthcare scheme, access to Aviva’s wellbeing app to track your fitness goals and assistance from the Retail Trust when you need a little help with life’s ups and downs. If you want to cycle to work, you can join our tax-free cycle scheme or if getting the train is more your thing then we’ll help with an interest free loan for an annual ticket.

We want you to share in Ted’s success so we’ll invite you to join our corporate bonus scheme. For your longer-term financial wellbeing we’ll pay into a pension scheme for you with Aviva.

And finally, we want you to enjoy wearing Ted! We have a fantastic team discount scheme offering you a 75% employee discount, a friends and family discount scheme and the opportunity to shop in our fantastic onsite sample shop.

Ted Baker is committed to equal opportunities and embraces diversity, understanding the needs and benefits of a balanced, inclusive workforce. We do not tolerate any harassment or discrimination towards any of our candidates or employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer