Procurement Buyer

Company Description

We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting-edge technology, but more importantly were interested in how we can bring the best out of you.

We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy we are driving diversity, equity and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work.  We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.  

Job Description

As part of the wider GNFR Procurement team at ASOS, you will be working within Procurement Sourcing Services to manage tactical procurement activity.

This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a fun, agile organisation where you can build on your existing procurement skills by working across a broad range of spend category areas as well as providing operational support to the category teams.

You will gain a deep understanding of how a global fast-paced online retailer operates and will have the opportunity to work with stakeholders across exciting business areas.

The Team

The GNFR Procurement Team are responsible for procuring all goods and services that are not sold on to our customers.  This includes spend areas such as Supply Chain & Logistics, Tech & Digital, Marketing & Customer Experience, as well as supporting core operational teams such as PX, Finance, and Legal.

What you’ll be doing… 

• Managing a varied workstack of tactical procurement activity, including:
• Building relationships with stakeholders across the business
• Identifying and delivering cost savings to support Back to Basics and Back to Fashion
• Setting up and managing tenders, including analysis on responses
• Carrying out supplier due diligence and co-ordinating the set-up of new suppliers
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing change
• Preparing and issuing contracts for signature, including supporting narrative
• Gathering supplier and market insights
• Reporting on savings achieved and updating on projects
• Triage of Purchase Requisitions through to Purchase Order
• Preparing and executing e-auctions

Qualifications

We’d love to meet, someone with…

• Experience of working within a fast-paced Procurement environment
• Has completed or is working towards CIPS certification
• The ability to pivot quickly and prioritise effectively
• The ability to be proactive within a dynamic environment susceptible to change
• The ability to face and resolve multiple issues in a collaborative manner
• A down to earth character that takes people with them on a journey of cultural change
• Strong communication skills and ability to forge relationships
• Great analytical, administrative and presentation skills using MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• The ability to adapt their style to different audiences and build positive working relationships
• The confidence and motivation to work independently
• A strong passion for learning and the confidence to challenge the status quo

Additional Information

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary, pension, and private medical care scheme
• Performance related bonus
• Flex benefits allowance - which you can chose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
• 25 days paid annual leave an extra day for your birthday
• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)

Our Commitments

We want our people to be whoever they want to be. That’s why we’re committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at ASOS, but how are we doing it?

We’re proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We’ve also recently been placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer List too.

We have several employee networks that operate as safe spaces, to help support and celebrate our people - find out more here.

Do you need any reasonable adjustments? Our recruitment team will be happy to support you in the best way possible if you feel comfortable raising this. It’s also our policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum requirements for roles they have applied to.

If you have any questions about the policies we have in place to support our employees (e.g. our parental leave approach), just let our Talent team know.