About the role
- Review purchase requisitions and suppliers’ quotations
- Issue purchase orders to suppliers and follow-up on delivery schedules
- Proactively develop new cost effective and alternative sources of supplies and services.
- Monitor trends in the various supply markets and industries to devise and implement cost reducing sourcing strategies.
- Responsible for delivering annual category cost savings targets.
- Manage RFPs, negotiate with suppliers, and execute the contracts.
- Serve as key contact for stakeholders in their area of responsibility. Build effective relationships of mutual trust and understanding.
- Manage and build effective relationships with key suppliers to drive value for cost effectiveness and access to innovation.
- Manage local supplier landscape in line with business strategies (e.g.. payment terms, manage tail spend, local supplier management process).
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs