bloomon
Junior Procurement Specialist
bloomon is turning the flower industry on its head – for the better. How? By disrupting the traditional supply chain, where most florists operate offline and have done for decades. bloomon creates seasonal collections using unusual stems to deliver unique flower arrangements on repeat or as a unique gift. We always use field-fresh high-quality flowers straight from the grower and deliver them to our customers through a high-tech and highly creative platform. Our e-commerce company launched in Amsterdam in 2014 and went from start-up to scale-up at hypersonic speed. In 2021 we joined forces with Bloom & Wild, together creating Europe’s leading flower delivery company, backed by General Catalyst (backers of Airbnb). Next step? Strengthen our leadership position in Europe… and then conquer the world. Our goal? To become the first global flower brand in the lifestyle segment, filling hearts and homes with happiness. One bouquet at a time.
Procurement at bloomon and Bloom & Wild
Procurement is part of our global operations team, responsible for the fulfilment (production, packing, dispatch, delivery) of all products, for all countries where we deliver. We have 6 of our own warehouses (in NL, UK, DE and FR) and we collaborate with 3rd party fulfilment and logistics partners. To be able to ship our products to our customers, packaging is essential.
The main responsibility of the procurement team is ensuring that we have the right packaging materials, in the right place, with the right quality for the best price and in the most sustainable way possible.
The procurement team consists of a procurement specialist, a category manager and is headed by the Global Procurement Lead.
The role
Our Junior Procurement Specialist is responsible for ensuring the availability of packaging material for all of our warehouses, and for maintaining our total stock levels as low as possible.
Your main responsibilities include:
- Responsible for a subset of supplier relations, contracts and negotiations in the packaging category.
- Supporting in running tenders and negotiations.
- Supporting warehouse teams in ensuring accurate stock count and tracking to have up to date information to ensure in-time replenishment and material availability.
- Manage relationships with third-party warehouses regarding packaging, monitor their stock levels and ensure material availability.
- Ensure the WMS and ERP system per warehouse is up to date in collaboration with warehouse teams.
- Determining minimum stock levels in collaboration with warehouse teams, plan for peak moment availability of materials and ensure that we have sufficient space in the warehouses for the deliveries.
- Organize materials transport from/to/between warehouses and necessary import/export documentation where relevant.
- Identify opportunities for cost, quality and sustainability improvement.
- Visit warehouses frequently to stay up to date on materials usage and improvement potential.
You
- A graduate with around 2 years’ experience in an operations function.
- Are a great communicator.
- Have attention to detail and good analytical skills.
- Are willing to roll up your sleeves and have an active role in the daily operations.
- Have a very results-oriented way of working and are a pragmatic thinker.
- Are physical product savvy.
- Feel at home in excel/sheets and know your way around data analysis.
- Can handle great responsibility and are not afraid to make decisions.
- Experience in packaging / ecommerce / procurement / purchasing
- International working experience
It would be great if you also have….
Why bloomon?
Becoming part of bloomon means becoming a trendsetter. We make sure that we not only spread happiness amongst our customers but also to our employees. We believe diversity creates uniqueness. Our diverse international team of highly talented people has different interests and hobbies and we support them all.
Current additional bloomon benefits:
- Working in a flexible and entrepreneurial environment
- Electrical Van Moof lease bike at your disposal
- Happiness days (4 extra days off per year for your personal “me-time”)
- And of course lots of beautiful fresh flowers!
Benefits when life goes back to normal:
- Friday drinks and social events
- A BBQ-worthy rooftop terrace
- Daily fresh and healthy lunch prepared by our lovely lunch chefs
We all love what we do – so if you like challenges, developing new skills, growing creatively and taking initiative, you’ll feel right at home as part of the bloomon family.
We really care about creating a diverse and inclusive team - so we welcome people from all backgrounds, with different perspectives, ideas and experiences to work with us. In our team, everyone has the freedom to give their opinion, grow in their career and be part of a genuinely caring and inclusive team.
bloomon is shaking up the flower industry by disrupting the traditional supply chain, enabling us to deliver fresh flowers and subscription gifts directly to customers across Europe. We utilize technology and innovation to create a seamless experience that delights our customers and sets us apart in the gifting market.
- Founded
- Founded 2014
- Employees
- 51-200 employees
- Industry
- Consumer Discretionary
- Total raised
- $35M raised
Procurement Specialist