Product Sourcing and Supplier Management:

Support the purchasing team on the identification and sourcing of potential suppliers, through market research, and via our supplier inbox
Support the sourcing supply base in collaboration with key stakeholders, aligned with the company's goals and objectives
Evaluate supplier capabilities, including quality, pricing, reliability and payment / delivery terms
Support Negotiations with suppliers to secure the most favorable terms for Matalan
Build and maintain strong and trusting relationships with suppliers, support to highlight and resolve any issues
Support the Merch Planning and the purchasing team on capacity planning, allowing Matalan to maximise manufacturing efficiencies.
Support the purchasing teams in resolving any issues with suppliers regarding quality, delivery, or other aspects of the purchasing process
Collaborate with suppliers to improve quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
Work with the product development team to ensure product specification packs are accurate and suppliers meet the requirements accordingly
Understand market trends, pricing data, and economic factors to support negotiations
Build and utilise costing knowledge to negotiate costs with suppliers, to achieve savings and maximise profitability
Support in Identifying consolidation opportunities to improve efficiency both internally and externally within the supply base
Support the tender process on key volume lines.
Support the purchasing team on the approval process within the critical path on the day to day detail, ensuring all trigger dates are met - escalating accordingly where necessary to ensure the timely delivery of finished products
Support on product approvals in collaboration with the key stakeholders ie technologist / Fabric
Support in maintaining accurate and updated records on purchasing activities, cost savings, supplier information and performance
Provide regular updates and analysis regarding costs / purchasing / supplier opportunities through benchmarking, PLEASE NOTE: When attaching your CV or work examples it is very important that you name your files to include your name and not just "cv.doc" or "curriculum vitae.docx" or "my_illustration.jpg". Instead use a format like this "joe_bloggs_cv.docx"