Procurement Specialist

L'Occitane en Provence, founded in 1976 in the Provence region of France, is a worldwide brand that offers premium, natural-based, personal care and wellbeing Provencal products and services. L'Occitane continues to grow, opening several new boutiques nationwide. L'Occitane seeks to revive the Provencal way of life and traditions through high quality, effective personal care products as a great answer for natural wellbeing.

L'Occitane Group’s mission is to “empower entrepreneurs and communities to cultivate natural beauty and well-being and regenerate nature”. L'Occitane is also committed to sustainability for business, people & the planet, as well as respect of human rights, ethics principles and labor protection. All employees at L'Occitane must therefore implement the company’s mission and integrate the social, environmental, economic, and legal effects of their actions in their day-to-day job. In practice, this means that any employee at L'Occitane shall contribute to growing sales, regenerating nature, caring for our consumers & partners and supporting our employees. Both job descriptions & performance objectives shall explicitly reflect the employee’s contribution & impact to the triple bottom-line (people, planet, profit).

JOB SUMMARY:

The Procurement Specialist manages all the Indirect Purchases related to L’Occitane North America business, as well as looks for synergies amongst the other group’s 5 brands that are based in the US. With a spend of over USD 35M and around 1,000 suppliers, this position has a big opportunity not only on negotiation but also on processes and tools implementation and review for Marketing, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and other Business Services categories. This role also involves supplier management, with a big focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, aligned with L’Occitane Group’s values and commitments.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead RFI, RFP and RFQ processes according to business needs, partnering with the different areas within the company – Marketing, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital, Sales and Sustainability Teams.
• Run strategic sourcing projects when appropriate.
• Run financial analysis, partnering with Finance to ensure the results of negotiations are according to business’ expectations.
• Discuss and review contracts with suppliers and internal stakeholders, as well as manage contracts during their lifecycles.
• Propose new processes or processes improvement, according to day-to-day activities.
• Partner with suppliers to close win-win deals and strength relationships.
• Be part of a global Procurement community, exchanging information and doing benchmarks with the different regions and brands of the group, leveraging the results for the business.
• Propose new options of suppliers, services, and materials from the market, to enable innovation.
• Engage and manage suppliers on our programs of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, taking these criteria in consideration on all the decisions made within Procurement.
• Report monthly and quarterly results and KPI’s for Leadership and Finance teams.
• All other duties or projects as assigned.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Cost Savings
• Cost Avoidance
• Corporate Responsibility Program Coverage
• Other KPI’s related to process and tools improvement

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:

• BA in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Engineering, Economics, or other relevant area.

EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 3-5 years on Procurement, with progressively increasing responsibilities within consumer goods and/or retail industries.
• Experience on Indirect Procurement, preferably on Marketing and Merchandising categories in the USA market.
• Experience on negotiation, strategic sourcing, and RFx processes.
• Experience on contract and supplier management.

Preferred:

• Supplier management experience with focus on Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability.
• Project management and processes review/creation experience.
• Background on multi-country and/or multi-brand organization.

SKILLS:

• Ability to partner with and influence others without direct authority.
• Build consensus and collaborate with people from different functions, proposing solutions and options from the suppliers’ market.
• Hands-on mentality, demonstrating autonomy and showing the ability to manage expectations and requirements of different stakeholders.
• Strong prioritization skills in order to meet deadlines.
• Organization skills to be able to control KPI’s, contracts and a variety of different projects and different categories at the same time.
• Customer centric behavior with pro-active attitude.
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external and internal environments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to identify and manage risks.

PHYSICAL & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• 3 times/week at NYC office
• Visits to national suppliers as needed - around 10% of the time ​​​

The compensation for this role ranges from $70,000 - $80,000 for the NYC region. Exact compensation will vary based on factors including but not limited to, experience, skills, and geographic location. In addition to annual salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program.

L’Occitane North America offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefit. L’OCCITANE is an equal opportunity employer. This means that, when making decisions about our employees’ careers with us, our main considerations are their ability to do their jobs and develop in their roles. One way we cultivate change is by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and organizational culture. As part of this, we are committed to building an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment where everyone feels respected and valued. We recruit positive-minded people who share our core values: entrepreneurship, team spirit, leading by example and authenticity – and our commitment to sustainability. Employment may be subject to verification of references and background check investigation.