CDI - Responsable Achats (H/F)

Hermes
France
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Product ManagementExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Negotiation","Analytical thinking","Relationship-building","Communication","Leadership"]

Senior purchasing lead responsible for defining and deploying category strategies for the Fashion & Accessories pole, managing supplier panels, negotiating prices, ensuring RSE compliance, and driving product traceability with partners to meet the group’s sustainable commitments. Reports to the Industrial Director and ensures coherence of supply chains across métiers and regions.

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Hermes
5 months ago

CDI - Responsable Achats (H/F)

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Job Summary

Senior purchasing lead responsible for defining and deploying category strategies for the Fashion & Accessories pole, managing supplier panels, negotiating prices, ensuring RSE compliance, and driving product traceability with partners to meet the group’s sustainable commitments. Reports to the Industrial Director and ensures coherence of supply chains across métiers and regions.
Location: France
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Product Management
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Participate in defining the purchasing strategy for the pole aligned with business strategy and provide decisive input to the D-industriel and métiers.
  • •Animate the supplier panel, manage supplier relationships, and drive supplier performance (quality, cost, lead time) while ensuring regulatory compliance and sustainable practices.
  • •Negotiate pricing and purchasing terms, support development project teams in negotiations for new items, and monitor real margins across products.
  • •Ensure RSE compliance through supplier audits and action plans, keep abreast of regulatory changes, and promote sustainable procurement practices.
  • •Lead the traceability project from supplier to client, map supplier flows, and collaborate with IT to ensure system capabilities meet operational needs.
Travel: High travel

Key Requirements

  • •Engineer by training with a minimum of 5 years experience in a similar industrial function
  • •Strong English language skills; French preferred
  • •Experience in RSE audits and regulatory processes, and knowledge of metallic materials
  • •Rigour, organisation, analytical capacity and attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills
  • •Frequent travel/a field presence required and ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external partners
Experience:5+ yearsFashionLuxuryRetail
Education:Master's in Engineering
Skills:NegotiationAnalytical thinkingRelationship-buildingCommunicationLeadership
Languages:FrenchEnglish

Company Brief

Hermes
Hermès is a French luxury goods house specializing in high-end leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrances, and homewares, renowned for craftsmanship and iconic products like the Birkin and Kelly bags.
Industry: Luxury Goods
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 1837
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