Senior Manager, Global Purchasing

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the planning of continuous supply of quality goods and raw materials from suppliers/manufacturers at the best possible rate.
• People management responsibilities include communicating, supervising, and training, planning, and assigning daily work, addressing performance issues, and resolving problems.
• Establish key performance measurements to ensure supplier on-time delivery performance.
• Planning direction, guidance and report related to timely, cost-effective purchasing. Delivery, Inventory control of factory requirements.
• Plan and Forecasting status of demand for products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels.
• To drive continuous improvement, best value and quality improvements within the team and departments in challenging existing practices and actively seek ways to achieve better outcomes, contributing to ensure key performance and financial targets are met and corrective action taken where necessary.
• To leverage resources across all boundaries to support business goals, bringing all expertise necessary to address the institutions challenges to safeguard against contractual and commercial risk.
• To report to the Management and respective committees as may be required from time to time to provide up to date status reports on procurement to include development, demonstrate value for money and compliance to regulatory procurement requirements, including Anti Bribery and Corruption and Fraud.
• To ensure all aspects of regulatory compliance are adhered to with regards to the respective Procurement Policies and external requirements.
• To develop excellent and effective collaborative relationships with key stakeholders and external providers and other agencies to ensure strategic and operational needs are fully understood and incorporated. Implementation of appropriate Frameworks
• To lead and motivate staff and ensure that they receive appropriate support, training, and development to achieve their potential.
• To identify and address procurement training needs for the group of businesses, establishing and managing future demand and capacity planning including the development to supplier risk management.
• Promote importance of procurement across for the group and best practice through continuous improvement.
• Act as the principal conduit for formal communications with external companies during the procurement process.
• Facilitate development of relationship with existing and potential suppliers.
• Uphold and observe corporate governance and compliance to promote awareness and transparency.
• Any other ad-hoc projects assigned by immediate reporting.

Requirements:

• Degree in Supply Chain Management or related discipline.
• At least 10 years proven work experience at similar capacity in purchasing and supply chain management, preferably with people management exposure.
• Detailed knowledge of procurement legislation, supplier, and contract management.
• Experience of procuring contracts, procurement installation and use of procurement system