<div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><strong>Holland & Barrett is growing fast - and we're just getting started.</strong> With double-digit growth for the past two years, we're on a mission to help people take control of their health and wellbeing. Backed by a bold three-year strategy, we're investing in our people, expanding our store footprint, modernising our digital platforms, and launching innovative, science-backed products. In the past year alone, we've opened 36 new stores, refreshed over 320 locations, and grown our customer base by 9%, reaching record levels of satisfaction.</p><p>Our growth isn't limited to the UK. We're expanding internationally, with strong momentum across Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and beyond - driving a 19% increase in global revenues last year. At the same time, we're transforming our digital experience: replacing legacy systems, modernising our supply chain, and launching personalised wellness solutions that make it easier than ever for customers to access the support they need, wherever they are.</p><p>If you're looking to be part of a business that's growing fast, embracing innovation, and focused on making a real difference for its customers, Holland & Barrett offers a unique opportunity.</p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">The Role:</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>The Purpose of the Role:</strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As our Assistant Supplier Relationship Manager, you'll lead strategic supplier partnerships within a fast-paced, growth-driven environment, using your commercial acumen and collaborative mindset to unlock new opportunities. Your success will be measured by your ability to influence stakeholders, drive incremental revenue, and position Holland & Barrett as the partner of choice for key global brands</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><ul><li>Lead the strategic supplier partnerships program for your category, driving growth and delivering investment targets.</li><li>Support the Category Director and teams in shaping and executing the overarching supplier strategy and vision for the category.</li><li>With the support of the Performance Manager, review segmentation data and insights to recommend strategic supplier management approaches to Category teams.</li><li>Act as the primary cross-functional liaison, ensuring alignment between internal teams and suppliers to deliver pre-agreed strategic growth initiatives.</li><li>Collaborate with Category teams to identify and recommend business acceleration and investment growth opportunities with key suppliers.</li><li>Contribute to the development of the supplier rate card for your category, ensuring a dynamic and scalable approach tailored to category needs.</li><li>Work with the wider Strategic Supplier Partnership Team to identify and develop new income streams for strategic partners through cross-functional collaboration, with the ambition to deliver mutual benefit.</li><li>Facilitate new supplier launch plans, collaborating with suppliers and category teams to develop and execute 360° campaign strategies.</li><li>Oversee supplier campaign execution, including content approvals, activation planning, critical path management and implementation.</li><li>Alongside the Supplier Partnership Performance Manager, conduct post-implementation reviews (PIRs), evaluating campaign performance and ROI, and presenting insights to Category teams.</li><li>Partner with the Supplier Partnership Performance Manager to oversee category funding tracking and reporting, ensuring budget alignment. Support Category teams in identifying risk mitigation strategies.</li><li>Support supplier communications through newsletters, centralized emails, and other engagement channels. Plan and execute key supplier events, including Forums, Webinars, and Expos</li><li>Assist The Supplier Onboarding Co-Ordinator and Category teams to onboarding new suppliers, providing query resolution, supporting supplier journey etc</li><li>Assist the Supplier Management Administrator in monitoring the central Supplier Mailbox, providing support during peak periods and covering in their absence</li></ul><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Location: This role is based in Nuneaton, and may be occasionally required to travel to other locations of H&B. We support flexibility and productivity of our employees by hybrid working arrangements with minimum 2 days presence in the office</strong></span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">The Person:</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Key Requirements:</strong> </span></p><ul><li>Proven success in supplier management and acceleration within a retail or commercial setting.</li><li>Strong influencing skills, particularly with senior stakeholders.</li><li>Experience in supplier trading, negotiation, and performance acceleration/optimisation across a multi-channel retailer.</li><li>Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to model, forecast/budget and assess P&L impacts.</li><li>A motivated self-starter, able to ‘think BIG' to identify and unlock incremental opportunities for growth</li><li>Ability to work independently, managing multiple projects and priorities</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in presenting to internal teams and external partners.</li><li>Experience in using data and technology to drive supplier performance improvements.</li><li>Analytical mindset, with experience in supplier data management and reporting is preferable.</li></ul></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">What we offer:</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Our Benefits</strong> for this role include, but not limited to:</span></p><ul><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">H&B Employee Discount - 25%</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Bonus</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pension company contribution</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">33 Days Holiday per year (Inclusive of bank holidays)</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Private Medical Care</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Electric Car Scheme</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><em><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B. </span><br></em></span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcu_posdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><em>Holland & Barrett </em><em>does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s). </em></span></span></p><p><em> </em></p></div></div>