Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we’ve become the world’s largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 35 countries with more than 25 stores across Europe. Recommended by leading consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, we develop the best sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day.
At Emma, we are a community of smart, driven people, united by a strong culture of collaboration, teamwork, and knowledge sharing. We think big, take ownership, and are empowered to drive meaningful impact. Through hands-on experience, mentorship, and continuous learning, we drive our own growth and learning. With Emmies from over 60 nationalities and offices across multiple regions, our diverse perspectives enrich our workplace culture. Ready to shape the future of sleep with us? Let’s make it happen!
About the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join Emma and our Strategic Procurement team. In this role, you’ll be able to create a global impact, contributing significantly to Emma’s worldwide supply chain growth, actively managing relationship with suppliers across the globe.
What you’ll do:
- Strategic Cost Management: you will lead substantial cost reduction projects, orchestrating multimillion-dollar price negotiations with key Business Partners to optimize efficiency.
- Manage Suppliers with Expertise: your focus includes developing in-depth knowledge of suppliers, understanding cost drivers per category, and staying abreast of sourcing markets and industry trends to ensure Emma sources at the most competitive prices.
- Risk Mitigation: you will lead supply chain risk assessments, minimizing the impact of unforeseen events. You develop and communicate risk management techniques to enhance Emma's resilience in the face of challenges.
- Strategic Sourcing: you will analyze and explore new sourcing regions, continuously identifying and developing relationships with strategic suppliers to optimize Emma's supplier network.
- Collaborative Leadership: you will drive strategic vendor development through close collaboration, identifying and leveraging value-adding opportunities. Actively participating in product life cycle decisions, you will also collaborate with internal stakeholders for successful product launches and transitions.
Who we are looking for:
- Bachelor or master's in business administration, Supply Chain, Economics, Engineering, or a related subject area;
- 6+ years of practical business experience, ideally on Procurement.
- A strong, out-of-the-box thinker with great business judgment who creates outstanding solutions for complex problems.
- Strong analytical skills: you can draw meaningful insights when looking at data and have a problem-solving mindset.
- Strong negotiation skills: you love negotiating and are intrinsically motivated to strive for the best.
- Excellent communication skills: you easily manage various stakeholders (external and Senior level).
- Excellent English skills (further foreign language skills are an advantage, e.g., Chinese, German or Portuguese).
- Entrepreneurial mindset: you are willing to “roll up your sleeves”, and implementing cost-saving strategies is your key strength. You leverage a strong business sense and entrepreneurial mindset to identify and capitalize on opportunities within the supply chain.
- You are up to date with the new technologies and willing to adapt and lead the change through new technology, AI and related.
What we offer:
- Discounts on our top-notch products for you, your friends and family;
- Responsibility and decision-making authority from day one—you'll create an impact with new, innovative ideas and help shape our company DNA;
- The opportunity to accelerate your career and grow together: the chance to work on exciting and challenging projects as part of a dedicated, international team;
- To work and learn from experts in diverse fields and get to know your team members at exciting company events.
Become an Emmie
Emma is transforming the world of sleep - and we want the highest-performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to go all in. Only if you're willing to question, disrupt, innovate, and create from the ground up.
We proudly celebrate diversity. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however, we are currently receiving a large number of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!