Procurement Manager / Senior Executive

Job Description

To manage the companys supply of products and services. Responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers. The Procurement Managers duty is to discover the best ways to cut procurement expenses, so that the company can invest in growth and people

Responsibilities

• Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies
• Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services
• Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries
• Examine and test existing contracts
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
• Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
• Develop, hone and execute new improved procurement strategies across all channels of purchasing.
• Manage every aspect of the supply chain and notify the senior management team of any possible obstacles to ideal efficiency.
• Institute policies and procedures for collecting and reporting key metrics that will reduce our overall expenses while increasing productivity

Procurement Manager qualifications and skills

• Bachelors Degree in Business or Accounting required
• 5+ years experience in procurement or purchasing
• Multilingual preferred
• Talent in negotiations and networking
• Good knowledge of supplier or third party management software
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Experience in collecting and analyzing data
• Strong leadership capabilities

Preferred candidate profile