Purpose:

Directing buyers / procurement coordinators throughout the process of evaluating suppliers, conducting interviews with vendors, negotiating supplier agreements and managing supplier and vendor contracts.

Functional Area:

Central Procurement 

Reporting To:

Corporate Planning Department Manager

Basic Function & Scope of Job:

• Supporting and directing procurement team
• Ensuring the implementation of below pillars of central procurement department:
• Value for money
• Open and effective price competition
• Ethics and Fair dealing
• Accountability and Reporting
• Equity
• Cost Benefit & Vendor analysis reporting
• Managing Sub-contractor agreements, scope, cost and risk management
• Managing Outsourcing and vendor risks
• Effective negotiation skills – Technically and commercially
• Setting up and managing RFP & RFQ processes 
• Support other departments management in decision making for major procurements related to special projects
• Developing the Procurement process and strategy
• Collecting and approving purchases as per the annual operating plan
• Aligning with Corporate Planning on the annual purchases to be aligned with total company Budget
• Obtaining best deals for the company and help reduce costs to improve profitability
• Implementing regular evaluation of Major suppliers
• Creating scorecards evaluation for the suppliers
• Transforming the Procurement Department towards becoming strategic function in the organization
• Supporting affiliates and rolling out procurements process and strategies
• Regular update of PO terms and conditions

Principal Contacts:

• Internal: All functions / Management
• External: Suppliers / Service Providers

Supervising Responsibilities:

Procurement team

Competencies:

Technical/Functional (Knowledge / Skills):

• Excellent reporting skills and story telling, ability to support management on decision making
• Excellent negotiations and analytical skills and aptitude to draw out plans and assess accurately
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent MS office skills + knowledge of SAP or Business Objects preferred

Behavioral:

• Stong relationship building skills
• Attention to detail / analytical
• Superior drive + follow up
• Strong ethics values

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/ Business. MBA is a plus. 

Years & areas of Experience:

Suitable for high potential employees with 5 to 10 years of procurement Management experience.

Potential Next Role:

• Horizontal Move: positions in other functions of similar job grade
• Lateral Move: Head of DAME G procurement