Procurement Manager

Job Responsibilities:

1. Overall Responsibility:

• Overall responsibility for Purchasing and Cost Estimating activities across the business.
• Create and implement best practice purchasing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
• Ensure purchasing strategies align with business objectives, operational needs, and market competitiveness.
• Manage supplier selection and evaluation processes, including terms and conditions, supplier rationalization, and supply chain solutions.
• Mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities through proactive evaluation of business challenges.
• Contribute to the overall business strategy and annual budget process.
• Take ownership of purchasing policy, guidelines, and associated documents.
• Initiate and innovate procurement processes, including eProcurement.

Purchasing and Supply Chain Strategy:

• Develop and implement procurement and supply chain strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Focus on direct materials categories (Stamping, Forging, Machining, Sheet Metal) at a corporate level.
• Negotiate and manage strategic contracts and supplier relationships effectively.
• Drive initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency, effectiveness, and user experience.
• Manage day-to-day procurement operations and resources to execute the Procurement Strategy.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to achieve cost savings and budget targets.
• Ensure compliance with financial and purchasing regulations.
• Collaborate across the supplier network to optimize value for money.
• Champion sustainable procurement practices aligned with the company's strategic goals.

Competencies:

Technical

• Have considerable knowledge of commodity purchasing, methods of analyzing suppliers & material, contract language, compliance requirements, and financial risk.
• Can develop & execute business continuity/strategic plans to provide direction toward the achievement of financial targets
• Have a track record of exceptional collaborative relationships with suppliers, contractors and colleagues.

Behavioral

• Exposure to various experiences (different companies, different positions, international experience) is very much appreciated
• Leadership Ability
• Competence in conflict and crisis management
• Open minded, creative, transparent
• Able to foresee problems & raise alarm to management in case schedule is getting extended due to unforeseen circumstances.
• Able to articulate the problems and solutions across to team members.
• Self-motivated, dynamic, team leader
• Result oriented, effective and efficient
• Can withstand stress and high workload
• Negotiation and Influencing Abilities
• Risk management.
• Communications skills.
• Commercial acumen
• Contracting Skills
• Analytical & problem-solving skills.