At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.
We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.
JOB PURPOSE
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the PM with the procurement of goods within scope. Ensuring processes and procedures are followed in terms of purchase order raising and goods receipting
- Ensure all purchase orders are raised in a timely manner before the expense has incurred based on vendor quotes
- Follow up weekly on all blocked purchase orders with relevant PO approvers
- Track orders placed, monitoring the production timeline of goods
- Manage the shipment/monitoring the progress of procured items, goods receipting all items once goods have been received or services have been carried out
- Resolve customs/logistics queries raised, in a timely manner, to mitigate risk to project schedule
- Review VIM (Vendor Invoice Management) inbox to clear invoice exceptions on a daily basis
- Weekly review of all open items and/or exceptions with relevant business partner / Finance
- Where appropriate ensure documentation is kept and filed (either electronically or hard copy) for audit purposes
- Partner with business & Finance on a regular basis to resolve project budget issues; Retrieving IO numbers for projects (requesting increase/decrease of IO budgets when necessary)
- Generate weekly/ad-hoc reports related to PR and PO/Look into and resolve PO reclassifications
- Gather and update supplier contact information and master data
- Work closely with third party logistics providers that operates the hub and local distribution centres.
- Support the setup and maintenance of suppliers in Ariba Guided Buying including receiving requests, obtaining relevant approvals,
- Build and establish collaborative partnerships with key suppliers
- Manage the issuance of the RFP to vendors, reviewing feedback with commercial procurement, to determine suitability
- Raise expedited payment requests, liaising with the relevant stakeholder for approval and processing
PERSONAL PROFILE
- Ability to deliver tangible results whilst working in a challenging and ever changing environment
- Ability to face and resolve multiple issues in a collaborative manner Good Excel /analytical and presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to flex between highly strategic thinking and ‘getting the job done’
- Collaborative, pragmatically minded individual
- Self-motivated, high energy level, and a positive attitude
- Comfortable working in a flexible environment, comfortable with ambiguity
- Strong negotiator, demonstrated resilience and ability to respectfully challenge while maintaining balance and warmth of professional relationships
- Knowledge of standard construction process/ costs and regional differences advantageous
SKILLS
- Good commercial awareness
- Ability to absorb large quantities of information and identify key points
- Experience in Procurement/purchasing
- Experience with SAP, SAP/ARIBA
- High level of competence in MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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