Supplier Negotiation Coach

At Walgreens Boots Alliance, we get our customers better than anyone. Customer-based, insight led decision-making is central to achieving this and the Category Re-Profiling (CRP) team, part of the Insights function, plays a pivotal role by supporting our Boots UK retail businesses with sustainable competitive advantage by providing unparalleled commercial expertise and customer insight. With our collaborative and partnership approach, we are about to embark on an exciting programme of category development., As a Category Management Supplier Negotiation Coach, your key challenge will be to deliver added value to each of the teams you support via the relationships you build and the motivational and creative skills you employ. You will accelerate your learning, and through real expertise, you will strive to challenge the status quo and keep the customer central to all negotiation plans.
We are looking for a high calibre candidate who can lead the thinking and inspire others, to deliver plans that step change performance and deliver for the customer., · Leads the thinking through coaching and stretching the ambition of trading teams to develop profitable customer led recommendations and the related supplier negotiation for all category suppliers, to maximise value for the business
· Ensures rigour and quality of customer and financial inputs into the process and leads/coaches the trading teams to draw out insights to determine opportunities and trade-offs, whilst ensuring the customer offer is not compromised and remains customer led
· Opportunity to input to the ongoing development of supplier negotiation planning best practice and process integration with other key supplier processes to embed enhanced best practice and improve supplier negotiation capability within the Commercial function
· A role model/ professional expert within Commercial for supplier negotiation planning

· The ability to coach in a dynamic commercial environment to empower the delivery of world class category management objectives and the related supplier negotiation plans through others, because you understand the category, customers, market and suppliers and the challenges that the customer is facing into
· A track record in a commercially focused role (minimum of 3 years ) along with negotiation experience with cross category suppliers, in retail and FMCG businesses
· The ability to inspire, coach and engage others. You will also be a first-class relationship manager and project manager with great, all-round communication and influencing skills, which when combined with your strong analytical and numerate skills you can create a narrative from analysis and insights, with a high degree of customer focus

It would be great if you also have

Degree level or equivalent qualification - from a numerate discipline

• Discretionary annual bonus


• Generous employee discounts


• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child


• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.


• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.


We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.