Senior Procurement Manager (Africa-Egypt)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead overall procurement and strategic sourcing for the steel manufacturing plant.
• Manage sourcing of scrap/raw materials, ferro alloys, consumables, spares, MRO, machinery, and services.
• Develop and maintain local and international supplier networks.
• Negotiate price, quality, payment terms, contracts, and delivery schedules.
• Ensure uninterrupted material availability as per production and maintenance requirements.
• Drive cost reduction, supplier development, inventory optimization, and procurement efficiency.
• Coordinate closely with Production, Maintenance, Stores, Finance, Commercial, Logistics, and Quality.
• Manage import procurement, LC, shipping, customs, and international trade documentation.
• Establish strong procurement controls, SOPs, vendor evaluation, and compliance systems.
• Prepare procurement MIS, budgets, forecasts, and management reports.

Qualification & Experience

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/Production/Metallurgy preferred; MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain/Procurement preferred.
• 07-18 years of procurement experience, preferably in steel manufacturing/metal industry.
• Strong experience in international sourcing and steel/raw-material procurement.
• Excellent negotiation, leadership, supplier management, and commercial skills.
• Experience in Egypt/Africa or international manufacturing operations will be an advantage.