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The Procurement Manager is responsible for all the sourcing management activities across all sites or in-scope region within the account. He will develop, get approval and ensure implementation of the sourcing strategies and manage areas of sourcing responsibility and process knowledge.
Job Responsibility:
Support the development of the category strategies and lead sourcing plans and the implementation of those strategies
Serve as the subject matter expert for the category area and to maintain and develop this knowledge
Support and drive initiatives for the defined key suppliers of the category
Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure the collation of category requirements including spend, demand, supplier performance and service requirements in a logical format
Drive business relationship with the other team members
Be the Main point of contact in the resolution of escalated supplier issues and ensure appropriate supplier management and performance metrics have been agreed
Design sourcing plans and deliver those strategies directly or indirectly as business requires
Ensure sourcing strategies are aligned to account strategy or Client deliverables
Drive operational compliance in the areas of contract management and insurance certificates
Manage, in conjunction with Account Manager, the supplier spend to achieve baseline targets including glide path savings
Support any ad-hoc tasks as assigned by Account Manager
Deliver sourcing plans in a consistent way and manage the Rfx on behalf of the Client
Handle the development, implementation and maintenance of vendor, Rfx & other procurement/sourcing related documents and reports
Build consensus and deliver “buy in” at account level for sourcing strategies
Track, review and report on sourcing project performance, plan implementation and use this information to determine opportunities for further improvement to category strategy definition and target setting
Define and initiate complexity reduction initiatives and standardisation programs through involvement of all sites
Manage risk to the account through robust sourcing strategies and sourcing management and by ensuring adherence to corporate compliance, platform and policy
Requirements:
Relevant Business qualification
Min 5 to 7 years of detailed knowledge and experience in specific area of expertise, including market place, key drivers and levers, supply base and balance of power
Professional knowledge of procurement principles and approach including category and sourcing management
Sound knowledge of corporate regulations and legislation to ensure creation of effective and binding group contracts
Demonstrated superior Client relationship skills
Demonstrated superior people management skills
Strong communicator – good presentation skills and possesses strong verbal & written communication skills (English & local language)
Capable of building relationship from scratch and ‘selling’ the benefits of procurement
Self-motivated and confident, high level of commercial awareness
Flexible – able to adapt to rapidly changing situations
Exhibits honesty & trustworthiness
Open to new ideas & willing to challenge status quo