Senior Purchasing Manager, Counters and Merchandising
Company: LVMH Perfumes Cosmetics
Location: East Brunswick
Posted on: January 23, 2023
Job Description:
Company Description
LVMH's Perfumes & Cosmetics activities benefit from exceptional
dynamism that relies on both the longevity and development of key
lines, and on the boldness of new creations.
All are driven by the same values: a quest for excellence,
creativity, innovation, and perfect mastery of their image.
The brands cultivate what makes them unique and is guaranteed to
make them stand out in a highly competitive global market. The
success of the Perfumes & Cosmetics division depends on finding the
right balance between major historic Houses such as Parfums
Christian Dior, Parfums Givenchy, Acqua di Parma, Guerlain, and
newer brands with strong potential like Kenzo Parfums, Fresh, and
Make Up For Ever.
LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics invites you today to join its North
America teams.
LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics is part of the LVMH Group.
Job Description
This role is responsible for supporting all LVMH Perfumes and
Cosmetics terms, conditions, and values. In addition, the role will
support purchasing reporting; deadlines to meet all completion due
dates.
- Supervise, support, and mentor Purchasing Coordinator in basic
purchasing functions, supplier maintenance, audit tracking,
sustainability, and financial reporting
- Share best practices and embrace a team and collaborative
spirit with fellow purchasing associates and internal co-workers to
support the company's overall objective
- Create RFQs, in said commodities
- Create a comprehensive cost comparison analysis
- Negotiate the best-delivered cost and write a rationale for the
award of business
- Source and maintain a strong supply base
- Source innovation and technologies with an emphasis on
merchandising, sustainability, and the environment
- Maintain accurate and current supplier records
Project Initiation
- Evaluate Brand project and execute bidding strategy
- Bid utilizing LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics approved supplier
list and/or local-global contract pricing
- Negotiate best-delivered cost, quality, and on-time
delivery
- Implement sustainability and value engineering when
applicable
- Create comprehensive cost comparison analysis
- Support the P&C purchasing policy and purchasing PO backup
filling protocol
- Timely maintain project tracking tool with accurate data
- Archive Purchase Orders including required back-up and Supplier
data for Internal Controls
Purchasing Knowledge and Internal Customer Relationships
- Build and maintain relationships with Brand Visual
Merchandising and Creative associates
- Onboard with new associates and nurture relationships with key
internal customers (Marketing, Creative, Merchandising, Sales, PR,
Promo, Education and supply chain associates)
Qualifications
- Ability to collaborate with Visual Merchandising & Creative
departments
- Strong knowledge in the Merchandising commodity with an
emphasis in value engineering
- Strong knowledge in sustainability best practices and
reporting
- Strong knowledge of cost drivers in Merchandising
commodities
- Strong knowledge in value engineering and sustainability
initiatives
- 5+ years purchasing experience with an emphasis in
Merchandising, Value Engineering, and Sustainability
initiatives
- Strong negotiator and communication skills
- Ability to create a comprehensive cost comparison analysis
- Experience managing a supply base including;
- Developing suppliers to support P&C supplier code of
conduct,
- Sustainability,
- Innovation,
- Technology initiatives
- Perfume and Cosmetics terms and conditions
- Strong knowledge of purchasing policies, procedures including
Internal Control requirements
- Ability to present a comprehensive cost comparison
analysis
- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Dynamics AX Version 2010
Additional Information
All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO
guidelines.
Keywords: LVMH Perfumes Cosmetics, East Brunswick , Senior Purchasing Manager, Counters and Merchandising, Executive , East Brunswick, New Jersey
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