Procurement Manager

• Responsible for leading the country procurement efforts to efficiently and effectively maximize the value received from the suppliers to meet the company objectives

• Works with each business unit to lead centralized sourcing and procurement efforts, 

• Works with the internal stakeholder from initial need identification to procurement strategy definition and implementation

• Drives supply analysis/strategy, supplier identification, sourcing execution, contract negotiation and suppliers performance management and improvement. 

• Delivers cost savings opportunities to the organization, and assist in developing commodity strategy

• Supports/Manages team capability build up by coaching and leading the team

Your Responsibilities will Include:

• Creation and management of short, mid, and long term strategic procurement goals and objectives for Direct, Subcontracting and IM&S categories (together with his/her direct reports if there is any.)

• Creation and improvement of procurement processes in alignment with the stakeholders, including market analysis, strategy sourcing & negotiation and contract approval.

• Identification and realization of cost-saving opportunities including local / regional consolidation projects

• Management of procurement systems

• Management of procurement staff in and across sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and miscellaneous internal procurement support activities.

• Development of the team strategy and support for the employee development by offering proper training, coaching and job rotation opportunities 

• Manage and monitor Supplier Performance, lead the development of corrective actions plans and follow-up when there are issues

• Develop and maintain supplier pool

• Ensure subcontractors compliance with company policies and procedures in coordination with Global Compliance Team.

• Analyze and understand the cost drivers associated with each category/supplier

• Benchmark current products across suppliers and identify consolidation opportunities

• Support procurement aspects of the related projects