Assistant Procurement Manager - #1114903

Responsibilities

• Managing the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending

• Lead collaboration with stakeholders and internal teams

• Manage supplier selection and build ongoing supplier relationships

• Optimize procurement processes

• Generating and implementing efficient procurement and category management strategies

• Optimize sourcing and procurement procedures to attain maximum efficiency

• Contract Management and implementation

• Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers

• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking

• Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques

• Any other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Requirements and Skills

• Proven work experience in Sourcing and Procurement work

• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management 

• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement

• Strong project management and leadership skills

• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships

• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data

• Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions

• BSc degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration