Nordic Sourcing Buyer

Would you like to work for the global market leader in beauty? Have you dreamed about an exciting and diverse job in an international and dynamic working environment? Do you want to be challenged and developed within your area of expertise? Then you might be just the talent we are looking for as our Nordic Purchaser (cover for 12 months), specializing in the Retail and Promo category.

As the Nordic Purchaser, you will add great value to the business by procuring the following goods and services:

• Point of Sale Materials (POSM) & Merchandising Displays
• Promotional Items & Gift with Purchase (GWP)
• Shopfitting & Store Fixtures
• Print & Marketing Materials
• Merchandising & Installation Services (including warehousing)
• Visual Merchandising Solutions

You will be part of a dynamic Nordic organization in a fast-paced company with many opportunities for a varied and rewarding career path. The role reports directly to the Nordic Purchasing Director.

Your key job accountabilities:

• Define purchasing category strategy
• Maximize supplier relationship to create value to the business
• Perform RFPs, contract negotiations and ongoing business reviews with suppliers
• Make sure suppliers are contractually compliant and treated ethically
• Evaluate and manage risks, performance and efficiency
• Build stakeholder relationships based on trust and integrity
• Manage your annual savings budget and deliver it
• Project manage your assignments to completion
• Anticipate business activity and proactively with new suppliers
• Support corporate social responsibility agenda

Your profile:

• Understand aligning to Business needs
• Experience of e-sourcing tools
• Analytical skills, Excel competent
• Strategy creation
• Persistent, with an attention to detail
• Structuring your work and prioritizing effectively
• Self-starter
• Articulate and good with PowerPoint
• Pragmatist

Experience:

• A relevant university degree is of merit
• Min. 5 years of experience with indirect purchasing, ideally within Retail, POSM, or Marketing categories
• Proven project management experience
• Experience in giving presentations
• Fluent in English, written and spoken
• Structured stakeholder engagement
• Proven contract negotiation skills

We are looking for our new Nordic Purchaser to start on February 1st. The position is a fixed-term parental cover. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

What’s In It for You

From the start, you'll have great responsibility, challenges, and opportunities, including an individual career plan and coaching leadership. Enjoy extensive training, competitive benefits, modern offices, and a dynamic, international working environment with engaged and skilled colleagues. Our Nordic organization includes nearly 1000 employees across the four Nordic capitals.

Furthermore, we offer:

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference!

Who We Are

Leading the world in beauty and beauty tech, we are over 90,000 employees across 150 countries with 37 international brands. In 2024, the Group generated €43.48 billion in sales. We deliver innovation and digital solutions, embracing entrepreneurship. For 115 years, we've devoted ourselves to fulfilling beauty aspirations worldwide. With 21 research centers globally and a dedicated team of over 4,000 scientists and 8,000 Digital talents, L’Oréal is focused on the future of beauty and becoming a Beauty Tech powerhouse. Freedom to Go Beyond. That's the Beauty of L'Oréal.