Director of Procurement

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Key Responsibilities:

Purchasing Planning

• To prioritize purchases based on resources and urgency.
• Ensure to evaluate user needs and functionality of various materials purchased.
• Ensure that all Licensing laws are adhered to.
• Plan, direct and control all day-to-day Purchasing functions.

People Management

• Ensure that the team has been trained for all safety provisions.
• Motivate and develop the team to ensure smooth functioning of the department and promote teamwork.
• Provide effective support to the team to enable them to provide a range of effective and efficient services.

Financial Management

• Monitor and maintain inventory records of all the purchases made.
• Identify optimal, cost effective use of the resources and educate the team on the same.

Operational Management

• Prepare and invite tenders, contracts, and other related documents for ensuring a regular supply of materials.
• Ensure to carry out negotiations with vendors, manufacturers and agencies to obtain the best combination of price, quality, quantity, delivery, terms of payment and reliability of supply.
• Investigate and follow-up on complaints received from receiving, stores and user departments about the products and obtain corrective actions from the vendors.
• Keep track of Government Legislations for import of the equipment and materials & also ensure to know the name of the supplier.
• Handle import of equipment and material right from inquiry to the actual purchase. 
• Coordinate with the other departments concerned on imports and the advise them on the impact of the same.
• Check processing and follow up for corrective action
• Ensure that all policies & procedures are adhered to in purchases.
• Ensure to replace the materials, if not accepted by the user department.
• Coordinate operations with Department Coordinators, Supervisors and other Departmental Managers to ensure operational readiness, efficiency in resource utilization and the prompt delivery of services.

Managerial Qualities

• Leadership skills that utilize persuasion and motivation to attain organizational        goals is the most desirable management quality, followed by honesty, integrity, ethical behaviour, tactfulness, openness, and cultural awareness;\
• Ability to accept responsibility;
• Self-confidence, motivation, drive and tenacity;
• Ability to enhance organizational performance;
• Ability to clearly delegate tasks and responsibilities;
• Ability to think strategically, inductively, and creatively;
• And the propensity to recognize and acknowledge other peoples’ ideas.

At least 10 years of prior experience

2 years of experience in similar role with luxury brand