Head of Procurement

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage day to day operational requirements of Procurement and Purchasing activities
• To provide strategic procurement direction and ensure effective implementation thereof
• To represent Procurement to internal and external stakeholders in meetings and discussions on topics and concerns related to procurement, sourcing, supplier engagement and performance, purchasing and its staff
• Can cover for any of Sourcing Lead, their duties and responsibilities, activities, meetings and other business related engagement
• Review and redistribute category allocation per needed that brings minimal disruption to work, activities and in the regular business undertakings of the company.
• Pro-actively communicate information to relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Review, Approve or Reject all sourcing transactions
• Achieve delivery of all Procurement KPIs targets
• Conduct supplier management and identify new best in class suppliers, locally or overseas
• Manage local budgets and contribute to Company targets
• Ensure sourcing, purchasing, company, Procedures and Policies adherence
• Keeps the Head of Supply Chain informed of all Procurement concerns and important issues
• To serve as an informational hub for materials knowledge in the company
• Performs other tasks as may be assigned from time to time

Qualifications:

• Relevant work experience in the field of business, logistics, or transport
• Procurement background is a must and has handled people
• Excellent in communication skills
• Knowledgeable with IT Systems/ Programs Savvy (Spreadsheets, Word, PowerPoint Presentation, ERP)