PLANNING & STRATEGY
- Establish the procurement department within the organization
- Develop and implement procurement policy, processes, and controls.
- Ensure Our client global policies and guidelines are implemented across all functions
- Responsible on risk management with all suppliers and align with top management
- Responsible for tenders and SLA with all suppliers
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous term.
- Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Align Procurement goals, plans and strategies as well as key procurement initiatives, and team developments with HQ Global Procurement and provide regular updates
- Analyze trends and market conditions for the present and future pricing, availability, lead-time and capacity of goods and services.
BUSINESS PARTNERING & TEAM
- Maintain regular communications with internal stakeholders, incl. department heads to support optimizing budget spend and align on procurement involvement and collaboration
- Ensure key supplier relationships are managed and performance is properly monitored by the respective business partner.
- Contribute to cross-regional initiatives to optimize group spend and knowledge
- Manage procurement team staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, etc.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
- Set-up and yearly Procurement targets in alignment with stakeholders
- Establish a regular management reporting on planned and running procurement initiatives and results
- Set-up and execute KPI reporting for key suppliers and spend
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
- Maintaining the financial status of the building/office(s) by having input into forecasting requirements
- Facility/Office Management, Local Sourcing of Print Materials, Supporting Tender Processes, Fleet management, Lead of Administration,)
- Coordinating requirements with council and service providers such as telephone, electric, water, planning renovations, moving companies & security.
Skills
- 5-8 years of experience in procurement (with experience in indirect procurement).
- FMCG background is preferred.
- Excellent communication & negotiation skills.
- Strategic mindset.