Company Description

COS offers a wardrobe of ready-to-wear and accessories for a life well dressed. Rooted in luxury design and compelling fashion movements, the collection plays meticulous attention to sustainable craftsmanship, quality and a superior colour palette that transcends time. The creative soul of the brand is visualised through original storytelling, seasonal runway shows and contemporary culture to create an experience beyond the expected. Learn more about COS here.

Job Description

As NCG Strategic Buyer for COS you will work to secure interior that both heighten the customer experience and deliver on brand ID, to support the global business strategy. You will be responsible for categories that you will own and develop the purchasing strategy for. Securing the right supplier base, price, sustainability and quality for all COS stores globally.

What you will do:

Supplier Base Management: Secure the right supplier base for the category, ensuring quality and sustainability for COS stores globally.Supplier Performance: Accountable for the performance of suppliers against goals and KPIs.Improvement Plans: Develop and implement long-term corrective and preventative action and improvement plans with suppliers.Collaboration: Report to the NCG (Non-Commercial Goods) Strategic Lead and work closely with Strategic Buyers, Tactical Buyers, NCG Coordinators, Engineers, and multiple other roles across the H&M Group.Market Knowledge: Maintain a solid understanding of the supplier market and product portfolio in the category, continually strengthening and building on this knowledge.Partnerships: Identify short-term partnerships and collaborations based on brand identity and business needs.Business Ethics: Exhibit a strong understanding of external business relations and uphold a high sense of business ethics and integrity.Project Planning: Plan medium to large scale category initiatives, defining timelines, scope, project structure, etc.Supplier Negotiations: Conduct RFIs, RFQs, and commercial supplier negotiations.

Qualifications

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act

What you need to succeed

Prior experience in a purchasing role within the lighting industry.Strong understanding of quality related to materials, sustainability, and supplier base.Proficiency in analyzing comprehensive and extensive data sets to support fact-based business decisions.Confidence in handling forecasts, budgets, and costs.Solid understanding of the interrelation of NCG (Non-Commercial Goods) systems.Ability to work in an agile environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Additional Information

This is a Full time permanent Contract (On Site) based at our COS Head Office in London. 

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to this London based colleagues also receive

Up to 25 days holidayAnnual health checksPension schemeDiscounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hubCycle to work schemeDiscounted gym membershipEmployee assistance via retail trust  Private health & dental care

Inclusion & Diversity  

At COS we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world, therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.