As our Head of Purchasing, you will report to local management and our regional team, driving purchasing excellence across Corporate categories.
- Strategic Sourcing: Lead fair tender processes and establish long-term, ethical supplier partnerships.
- Value & Savings: Launch cost-saving initiatives (re-engineering, volume pooling) and report performance regionally.
- Operations & Compliance: Monitor the PO process, manage the supplier database, and ensure compliance.
- Local Development: Identify and scale local suppliers to become regional champions.
We Are Looking For We seek a highly experienced purchasing leaders:
- Category Sourcing Strategy: Strong background in FMCG sourcing, particularly for marketing and merchandising.
- Negotiation & Contract Management: Expert negotiator with the ability to manage complex contracts with Legal.
- Analytical Acumen: Advanced MS Office skills to analyze value, track KPIs, and forecast savings.
- Stakeholder Influence: Fluent in English with the confidence to present to regional leadership.
- Supplier Relationship Management & Ethics: Deep commitment to integrity, managing social audits and ethical standards.
What’s In It For You
- A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential!
- Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal.
- An environment where people of every background are accepted, can speak up, and will thrive!
- A place where you can contribute to something bigger through our societal and environmental causes.
Who We Are L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with €42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.
We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.