Purchasing Manager

4 weeks ago

Gqeberha, South Africa RMG Recruitment Full time

Remote work with international travel per quarter

Overview:

Manage supply base for total Purchase Volume of assigned Commodity in EU. Align material strategies with our internal business partners on requirements to optimize supply chain performance focused on productivity, quality, and availability. Deliver sustainable results to improve  bottom & top line.

Main missions and results:

  • Leverage Company Total Purchase Volume for your assigned commodity. Define commodity strategies for assigned spend considering the global sourcing strategies but tailoring them to fit the business
  • Establish best in class supply-chain-management processes focused on productivity, quality, and Lead a virtual/disciplinary regional Commodity team for strategy development and implementation. Lead supplier management in commercial issues, supplier qualification, development, and overall relationship management.
  • Apply supply market intelligence and Commercial & Technical Levers to drive strategy. Life-cycle responsibility and autonomy for delivering high quality, value for money components utilizing robust and objective nomination and sourcing processes that represent best-in-class
  • Accountability for cost and budget management for spend portfolios. Executing sourcing strategy. Negotiate Master Procurement Agreements, including pricing, terms & conditions, payment terms in alignment with Local / Regional Lead regional commodity team and have oversight of projects. Drive/Monitor project progress and cost savings implementation.
  • Utilize Supply Market Intelligence, spend Pooling, and all commercial levers and technical levers to drive productivity. RFQ of New/Existing Products, Quote & Total Cost Analysis, Component Review, Sourcing Decision. Utilization of company sourcing tools for all new business

 

Commodity Strategy:

Spend Data, Supply Market Intelligence, Supplier Analysis. Develop and implement with cross functional input to cover Commodity Strategies, Pooling Strategies, Supplier Strategies & Negotiation Roadmap. Communication to Cross Functional Partners. Lead Strategic Supplier Development, Communication, and Implementation

 

Supplier Relationship Management:

Manage relationship with all assigned suppliers. Relationship includes negotiating pricing, monitoring performance to agreed terms and conditions, and new vendor on boarding when necessary. Collaborate with key suppliers to expand knowledge of category and identify opportunities for improvements resulting in a joint benefit to the company and supplier. Leverage supplier expertise and/or technology in an effort to harness improvements in reducing total costs. Collaborate with global commodity management and/or Product Management while optimizing company-wide buying power by reviewing the financial, quality, pricing, service, and availability level of suppliers.

Risk Management:

Develop supplier relationships resulting in optimized supply chain efficiencies and security of supply. Evaluate supplier's capabilities and capacities while implementing plans to ensure adequate supply of goods and services. Negotiate agreements with suppliers that mitigate or spread the overall risk.

Business Support:

Assist and escalation in negotiations for Logistics and Shipping Agreement, including consigned inventory, vendor managed inventory. Responsible for Overall Supplier Management and supplier relationship management. Participate in Supplier Qualification, annual supplier evaluation, & supplier development.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Extensive experience related to Procurement
  • Bachelors' degree or equivalent work experience is required for this
  • Prior experience demonstrating strategic commodity management will be
  • Excellent verbal and communications skills
  • Strong computer skills including Excel,
  • Successful experiences in negotiating with senior level
  • Demonstrated understanding of entire supply chain and cost drivers
  • Demonstrated data and financial analysis capability
  • Cross functional/organizational project management and facilitation skills (internal and external)
  • Demonstrated self-starter
  • Experience with electronic purchasing tools
  • Solid continuous improvement skills
  • SAP working experience essential

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