Nordic Purchasing Director - Copenhagen

Are you passionate about purchasing and an excellent negotiator? Do you want to work in an exciting and diverse job in an international and dynamic working environment? Are you ready to take responsibility and learn from your peers? Then you might be just the talent we are looking for to strengthen our Purchasing team as the new Nordic Purchasing Director.

Your mission

As Nordic Purchasing Director, your role is to animate and drive the efficiency of the Purchasing department, while being closely connected to Business to create value in line with our compliance and sustainability guidelines. The Nordic Purchasing Director leads a team of four buyers and reports to the Nordic CFO.

You will…

Build a team of buyers with a flexible and collaborative spirit, answering to the business needs, while set up for new challenges and evolutions Build a strong, innovative and relevant Sourcing strategy to maximize value delivered Develop a strong and efficient stakeholders management Implement relevant action plans with the stakeholders to guarantee full compliance and sustainable sourcing to reach the Group’s targets Take part in Budget & trend building, accountable to deliver the performance validated in the Budget identifying risks & opportunities Establish knowledge of the Suppliers market, the top players and the evolution, create the conditions for great deals and innovation with our Suppliers to bring collectively higher value Supervise the most important negotiations Your profile…

Experience in the indirect field of minimum 10 years: ideally in Purchasing, but also in Finance or Marketing Experience in management of a significant team High level of economical sensitivity and an analytical mindset Excellence in stakeholder management in a complex, matrix organization Strong communication skills and great capabilities of influencing Well organized and autonomous with a simplification mindset We are looking for the new Nordic Purchasing Director to start ideally the 1st of September. The employment is permanent. We are reviewing applications and inviting for interviews on a rolling basis, so do not wait to apply!

We welcome everyone to apply no matter your gender, ethnicity, physical abilities, age, religion, or sexual orientation.

What’s in it for you?

We offer you great level of responsibility from the very start, challenges and opportunities including an individual career plan, coaching leadership, an extensive catalogue of trainings and e-learnings, competitive personnel benefits, modern offices, and a dynamic and international working environment with engaged and skilled colleagues. Our Nordic organization counts close to 1000 employees based in the four Nordic capitals, Denmark being the Nordic headquarter and counting 500 employees.

Who are we?

Leading the world in beauty and pioneering the world of beauty tech; we have more than 90K employees across 150 countries on five continents and have a unique international portfolio of 37 brands. The Group generated sales amounting to 41.18 billion euros in 2023, and e-commerce accounted for 28% of the Group’s sales. We push boundaries and move fast globally to stay ahead of the game. As the market leader, we continuously deliver innovation and digital solutions that can bring beauty to all people around the world. L’Oréal truly embraces entrepreneurship, and you’ll have the chance to conceptualize ideas and bring them to life in an agile manner, not least through continued digital innovation. Your job will be your innovation playground.   

What we do at L’Oréal always has a big impact. At L’Oréal, we define success as making a positive, conscious impact. We’ve been recognized as the World's most ethical company in the world by Ethisphere®. For the seventh time in a row, L’Oréal has been recognized as a global leader in sustainable development by the international non-profit organization CDP® in three areas: combating climate change, sustainable management of water, and protecting forests, for the fourth year running. In 2023, L’Oréal was recognized by the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the 6th consecutive year, for having successfully created an inclusive and equal work environment. We believe diversity fosters creativity and accelerates innovation. To ensure that our products meet the needs of every form of beauty in every culture, our team members must be as diverse and inclusive as the world itself.  For us, our job is more than just a job, it is about building a better future for others and our planet.   

Freedom to Go Beyond. That’s the Beauty of L’Oréal.