Job Description
Job Summary
Manager Procurement is responsible to support business by ensuring timely procurement of RM/PM while ensuring quality and best service standards. The incumbent is also responsible to ensure that contracts with local and overseas vendors are renewed on time.
Roles & Responsibilities
- To execute Purchase Strategy, Policies, Systems, Processes and Metrics as laid down by Central Purchase, in the Business Unit.
- For servicing the production plan of the business unit in respect of RM/PM.
- To establish MOQ’s for RM/PM and the reorder inventory levels based on lead times and consumption.
- To ensure call ups of centrally contracted Purchase Orders are as per production needs.
- For sourcing/selecting and negotiating with suppliers for local purchases including long term contracts.
- To optimize the service and quality elements of contracts, identify areas of improvement, engage pro-actively with suppliers and manufacturing to implement these improvements.
- Proactively engage suppliers on NPD for ingredients and recipe know how.
- Proactively collect and disseminate as appropriate market intelligence on vendor’s, supplies and competition
- To support initiatives of central purchase in vendor development and material specifications.
- For introduction and implementation of world class systems including ERP.
- To be directly accountable for development of employees reporting to this role and next level.
- To be responsible for implementing Vision and Values
KPIs
- Buying of all RM/PM
- Demurrage/detention charge
- Cost Reduction Initiatives
- Inventory level
- Non Moving Inventory
- Ensuring availability of material for planned production. Adherence to supplier business share in coordination with central purchase.
- Forecasts to suppliers
- ERP Implementation
- Training and Development
- Vendor validation in conjunct
Work experience requirement
8 -10 Years of functional experience in reputed Companies, in the relevant Industry/Sector.
Qualification
Competencies
Ownership & Result Orientation
Global Markets and Commodities Business Trends
Negotiating Skills
Vendor Management
Cost Management
Knowledge of International and/or Local Laws and Regulations
Self and Team Management
Planning & Decision Making
Strategic Thinking
Change Management
