Joules Buying & Sourcing Director

About the Role

Ready to start your Joules Journey.
Step into the role of
Buying & Sourcing Director here at Joules Head Office! You will be a vital part of the senior leadership team, sitting on the Joules Operating Board, overseeing and guiding the Buying and Technology teams with a core focus on developing and executing profitable, commercially successful ranges to maximise sales.

• Team Leadership: Inspire and motivate your teams fostering their development and empowering them to achieve their best.
• Commercial Strategy:
• Problem‑Solving:
• Innovation:
• Collaboration:
• Travel:

You are a passionate and commercially‑minded professional with a flair for product and extensive knowledge of the market alongside significant sourcing expertise. You have demonstrable experience at a Head of Buying level or more senior within a fast‑paced head office environment and a proven track record of managing and mentoring teams.
You are highly organised, self‑motivated and comfortable taking initiative and making intelligent commercial decisions. Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills are essential. You are a resilient analytical and highly numerate individual who can influence others and take action when needed.

• Significant head of buying and sourcing experience in a retail head office.
• A clear understanding of how a technical team operates in a head office environment.
• Proven ability to lead, inspire and motivate a team.
• Strong commercial acumen and a responsive, enterprising approach to work.
• Excellent communication and influential negotiation skills.
• Hands‑on knowledge of product and commercial supply/manufacture processes.
• Ability to identify and mitigate problems early to prevent delivery and trading delays.

This is a full time role based at The Barn – Joules purpose built Head Office in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The role is office based working onsite as we believe this is where we make the best decisions together.

Candidates that would require sponsorship will need to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. Encourage early applications for our roles as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position this advert may close earlier than planned.

Car pylint, Fitness, Facilities Management, Agriculture, Communication, Archicad.

Full-Time

Years

1

Director Buying
• Leicester, England, UK