Senior Buyer

Job Description

Hofy is redefining the way organisations oversee their remote and hybrid workplaces. We centralise and automate workplace management processes so businesses can focus on what they do best! We are now looking for a Senior Buyer to take our supplier relationships and strategy to the next level.

In short:

• London-based - Reporting to the Head of Order Operations
• First Buyer in the organisation, with the scope to create and build strategy and process. A role with impact and influence
• Opportunity to work with global suppliers and a global purchasing plan.

About the role

As a Senior Buyer at Hofy you will be working with our suppliers across the world to ensure that we have everything our clients need to onboard their remote employees. In this role you will:

• Manage supplier relationships globally.
• Build credible relationships with new suppliers and develop an effective sourcing strategy.
• Work with suppliers to develop a strong understanding of their technology roadmaps, enabling adequate planning.
• Negotiate product ranges, cost pricing, terms, distribution, stock availability.
• Maintain an awareness of marketplace activity and innovations. Using this information to ensure that categories are performant.

About you

• 5+ years procurement experience with minimum of 2+ years in an IT environment.
• Strong negotiation skills with a proven ability to manage all supplier partnerships at varying levels of seniority.
• Experience of managing multiple project strands simultaneously and working at pace to challenging deadlines.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end procurement processes, with strategic sourcing experience.

About Hofy

We are on a mission to create a world where there are no geographical boundaries to brilliant work - and we believe brilliant work starts with having a safe and productive working environment. That is why we built Hofy - to turn the hours that companies spend delivering and managing equipment to remote workers across the globe, into just a few clicks via a simple SaaS platform.

Hofy provides the infrastructure and tools that every company needs (including an equipment webstore, asset tracking software, and digital workstation assessments) to set their new hires up for productive work at home, address any equipment issues fast, and streamline their global provisioning process.

We achieve all of this by living our values:

• The customer comes first
• Do as promised
• Build things right

Join our journey to change the working world!

A chance for everyone

At Hofy, we practice what we preach. We believe that creating a truly global employee experience for our clients starts with us. We need as many perspectives as possible, and we see our individual differences and diverse backgrounds as our superpowers.

We want you to bring your best self to work and to feel like you truly belong. We never discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability (visible on non-visible).