Senior Buyer, Procurement - Visual Merchandising

Your Dreams, Our Future.

Join the dynamic and diverse team at Shiseido Americas, a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited. Be a part of a portfolio of prestige beauty brands which includes Clé de Peau Beauté, Drunk Elephant, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, NARS, SHISEIDO and several prestige fragrance brands including Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez and Tory Burch. At Shiseido Americas we value and celebrate human diversity, with a rich tapestry of employees from all backgrounds and experiences.

Headquartered in New York City with US offices and facilities located in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Florida, Shiseido Americas employs over 2,000 individuals in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Shiseido Americas is a hub of talent and innovation. Be inspired by the array of skills, knowledge, and integrity of your colleagues, and join our driving force as Shiseido continues its pursuit of beauty innovations for a better world.

At Shiseido Americas, we focus on our people. We strive to foster a collaborative workplace culture where creative thinking, inclusivity and unique diverse perspectives are celebrated in order to drive success for both our employees and the company as a whole. By prioritizing our team and promoting an open-minded environment, we push the boundaries of what's possible and bring new ideas to life.

Our Procurement team encourages a culture of continuous learning and improvement, with a focus on driving innovation and achieving operational excellence. We offer a dynamic and stimulating work culture, as employees are part of a greater team and purpose that collaborates with different departments, brands and business units.

Manage the strategic procurement for Visual Merchandise for Shiseido Americas while maintaining lowest total cost possible, at agreed upon service and cash levels. Coordination, maintenance, and integrity of Procurement Department information. Partnering with VM Design and Brands to optimize functionality, cost, and time to execute with the Suppliers.

• You will manage and coordinate information for Department in the following Categories:
  Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Visual Merchandise and Promotional Materials
• You will manage development and execution of visual merchandising serving as primary point of contact with suppliers on behalf of the Brand and VM Design teams.
• You will help the department manage approximately $10 MM USD spend across current suppliers and work with new suppliers to qualify them in our supply chain.
• You will provide feasibility of materials, layouts, and costs with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• You will complete other Departmental Project Specific Tasks as needed, including but not limited to Data Analysis and ad hoc Reporting.
• You will lead the category/supplier work for their designated brands. Work in partnership with Visual Merchandise Design on new innovations while maintaining lowest cost and increase value.
• You will lead & share in the development of POSM Procurement best practices to achieve a Top Tier Company.
• You will drive ownership and accountability for service, cost and cash throughout all levels of the procurement group
• You will be responsible for Management and Accuracy of Department Data.
• You will create a partnership with Marketing/VM/Finance and suppliers.
• You will work with suppliers to create the partnership that helps to bring new innovation to Shiseido.
• You will work on new innovations (end to end) in their category to make sure we are paying the lowest possible cost, and it meets the timeline
• You will create and execute strategies for their brand.
• You will work with Project Management group to make sure new update time line, competitive cost vs. benchmark and…