Manager, Procurement

Date:  Oct 29, 2024
Location: 

HQ, HQ

Department:  Commercial

Role

The Procurement Manager is a supply chain and logistics professional specialized in ensuring the cost-effective purchase of all materials and services as required by the procurement plan whilst ensuring quality control and compliance with the company’s policies and procedures. He / She will adopt different sourcing strategies, discover new suppliers, negotiate prices with vendors, examine existing contracts, and find ways to reduce procurement costs.

Key Accountabilities

  • Create and implement regional procurement strategies that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within the company.
  • Build long-term relationships with vendors in the industry.
  • Compare proposals for price and specifications.
  • Negotiate with vendors to reduce costs.
  • Review contract specifications on behalf of the company with the concerned business unit.
  • Communicate with vendors to ensure that the product arrives in a timely manner and duration.
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers.
  • Manage technological systems that track the shipment, inventory and supply of materials tender and approval.
  • Lead transformational activities to build procurement organizational capabilities and improve efficiency.
  • Prepare reports, as requested.
  • Ensure adherence to all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations.

Strategy & Business Planning

  • Conduct necessary cost / risk analysis in order to provide advice, data, and support for decisions to renew, renegotiate, or competitively source materials or services.
  • Perform spend analysis by analyzing the Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Spend data. Identifying sourcing Opportunities such as Supplier base rationalization & Spend / Savings forecasting.
  • Define and track performance dashboard.
  • Support the team buyers in their consolidated negotiations and supplier management actions.
  • Review and release POs through the ERP system ‘’SAP’’ and ensure that the the company's policies and procedures are followed.
  • Perform any additional task as requested.

Budget & Plans

Policies , systems processes & procedures

HSE & Risk Management

Change Management

Continuous Improvements

People management

Working Conditions

Necessary Experience

  • 10 - 15 years of relevant experience, a minimum of which 3 - 5 in the real estate industry.
  • In-depth knowledge of contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.
  • Good command of computer procurement, purchasing applications and software.  

Education Requirements

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  • Bachelor's in Business Administration, Logistics, or similar fields
  • MSc in Business Administration, Logistics, or similar fields is preferable.

Competencies

Analyzing & Interpreting
Interacting & Presenting
Leading & Deciding
Organizing & Executing
Supporting & Co-operating