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LALa Prairie

Head of SDVM Procurement(m/w/x)

Zürich
Full-timeOn-siteExperienced

Global procurement strategy for luxury skincare store design and visual merchandising components. Understanding of luxury retail environment and technical specification interpretation needed. 8.5 additional days off, exclusive product discounts, and employee-only sales.

Requirements

  • Strong procurement acumen
  • Understanding of luxury retail environment
  • Ability to interpret technical specifications for stores or VM components
  • Procurement expertise
  • Strategic sourcing
  • Category management
  • Supplier negotiations
  • Cost structure analysis
  • Luxury business understanding
  • Knowledge of luxury retail environments
  • Knowledge of store concepts
  • Knowledge of VM standards
  • Knowledge of premium materials
  • Knowledge of brand experience requirements
  • Technical understanding
  • Ability to interpret store layouts
  • Ability to interpret fixture drawings
  • Ability to interpret technical designs
  • Understanding of materials
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes

Tasks

  • Develop and own the global SDVM procurement strategy
  • Align strategy with company and retail transformation priorities
  • Define and deploy global category strategies
  • Incorporate regional input into strategies
  • Maximize scalability across markets
  • Partner strategically with La Prairie and Chantecaille stakeholders
  • Lead global procurement activities
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners
  • Partner with SDVM, Retail, Construction, and Finance teams
  • Identify opportunities to increase Procurement's value
  • Define multi-year roadmaps for value creation
  • Supervise global negotiations for SDVM categories
  • Negotiate TCO, prices, payment terms, and quality standards
  • Set top-down targets for the global SDVM team
  • Consider market dynamics and cost drivers
  • Monitor team performance achievement
  • Initiate corrective actions as needed
  • Drive process enhancements
  • Focus on standardization and efficiency
  • Promote automation and new technology integration
  • Ensure compliance with legal requirements
  • Adhere to procurement policies
  • Ensure accurate data use across systems
  • Contribute to improving global procurement standards
  • Enhance procurement methodologies
  • Lead supplier qualification
  • Oversee supplier selection
  • Evaluate SDVM supplier performance
  • Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships
  • Ensure supplier capability and innovation
  • Foster long-term supplier competitiveness
  • Partner with suppliers to co-develop solutions
  • Develop innovative fixture design and materials
  • Advance sustainability and execution efficiency
  • Lead and inspire a global procurement team
  • Manage teams in the US, CH, and CN
  • Develop team talent
  • Build team capabilities
  • Support individual development plans
  • Provide functional leadership to specialists
  • Guide regional and local procurement specialists
  • Support SDVM-related procurement activities

Work Experience

  • approx. 1 - 4 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Benefits

Healthcare & Fitness

  • Health insurance contribution

More Vacation Days

  • 8.5 additional days off (HQ employees)

Corporate Discounts

  • Exclusive product discounts
  • Employee-Only Sales

Learning & Development

  • Unlimited SkillCare program access
  • LinkedIn Learning platform access

Other Benefits

  • Internal and international mobility options

Bonuses & Incentives

  • Employee referral bonuses
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