Procurement Manager - Accessories

Why join us?

Founded in Copenhagen in 2002 with the ambition of creating contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories for modern living, HAY’s vision is to create high-quality and well-designed products in collaboration with some of the world’s most talented, curious, and courageous designers. Through the commitment to sophisticated industrial manufacturing processes, HAY strives to make good design accessible to the widest possible audience.

About the job

At our office facilities by the harbor edge in Horsens, you will become part of an energetic office community, consisting of HAY colleagues looking forward to welcoming you to our community. We cherish our strong HAY spirit of openness, caring and motivating energy, and we pride ourselves on treating each other with respect and supporting each other to stay focused, committed, and always motivated.

As Procurement Manager - Accessories, you will become part of a strong and ambitious Supply Chain team and a dedicated buying team covering Accessories. Your everyday activities will be characterized by high speed and the requirement to engage in, direct and prioritize between multiple projects in cooperation with your team and colleagues.

More specifically, your tasks will include

• Responsible for the Accessories assortment handed over from Design/Product Development through its Product-Life-Circle until discontinuation including full product optimization in the PLC period
• Lead, manage and support of a buying team of three employees
• Daily operation, analysis and optimization of the Accessories assortment in balance with the team, suppliers, and PD, Sales, Quality and Sustainability & Compliance
• Ensure high performance from suppliers and maintain close relations with them including development and sourcing
• Secure optimized forecasting and replenishment incl. best procedures
• Insure best conditions in terms of prices, stock turn and service level
• Continuously improving workflow and procedures
• Ensuring fast, relevant and close collaboration and communication with all relevant stakeholders
• Take active part in the operational tasks

Travel to suppliers and fairs is expected to be approximately 10-15 days per year within Europe and Asia.
 

Are you the Procurement Manager - Accessories we are looking for?

Role expectations

• You have experience within assortment management and optimization, negotiation and running projects, coordinating tasks and leading teams
• With extensive knowledge of the principles of supply chain management and purchasing, you take full responsibility of the supplier base for the accessories category
• Your structured, fact-based mindset and your solid supply chain management experience combined with your excellent analytical skills form a strong foundation for this position
• Your work style is characterized by being positive, outgoing, dynamic, and commercial – securing the details
• You thrive with deadlines, and you are strong in keeping them
• You have strong communication and negotiation skills, and your approach builds strong relationships, making you a natural team leader for your team
• It is natural for you to have the customer experience in focus

Experience required

• Experience with supply chain management, purchasing and negotiation, with a relevant background supporting the role and responsibility
• Proven your skills in a previous similar position
• Experience within home accessories business may be an advantage
• Advanced IT skills (proficient with D365/Power BI, Microsoft Office Package, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English 

What we offer

We offer a very exciting job in HAY within Category Management and Supply Chain, in an innovative organization focusing on reaching great results. To us, it is all about getting to know the business and our employees, defining the right commercial solutions, and getting it done. We want you to participate in that mission and of course, have fun along the way. By joining HAY, you will have the opportunity to grow on a professional as well as a personal level, enhancing your knowledge within the product and purchasing field working closely with highly experienced and inspiring colleagues.
 

You want to be a part of HAY?

Then do not hesitate to send us your application and CV, preferably in English, as soon as possible and no later than Sunday 15 June 2025. We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis.

If you have any further questions regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact John Cain at [email protected].

Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. HAY is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at  [email protected].