Role Summary:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to achieve best value, quality, and cost-efficiency.
• Negotiate contracts to secure favorable terms for the organization.
• Manage supplier relationships and build long-term vendor partnerships.
• Oversee procurement operations to ensure efficiency and alignment with business goals.
• Provide strategic leadership in cost control, risk mitigation, and procurement planning.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Shape long-term procurement strategies aligned with business goals in cost savings, resilience, and sustainability.
• Present key procurement insights, performance metrics, and strategies to senior leadership.
• Drive digital transformation through AI, automation, and analytics.

Supplier & Risk Management

• Lead strategic sourcing to identify and evaluate high-performing suppliers, including in emerging markets.
• Negotiate complex, high-value contracts to secure optimal terms and mitigate risks.
• Build strong, long-term supplier partnerships to support innovation and reliability.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply during disruptions.

Financial & Operational Oversight

• Manage and optimize procurement budgets across multiple projects.
• Conduct spend analysis to identify trends, savings opportunities, and improve spend under management.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to streamline procure-to-pay processes.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead, coach, and develop a procurement team of managers, analysts, and buyers.
• Collaborate with finance, legal, operations, IT, and other stakeholders to align procurement with business needs.
• Set and track procurement KPIs, including cost savings, supplier quality, and delivery performance.

Compliance & Sustainability

• Establish and enforce procurement policies that align with legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.
• Ensure ethical sourcing practices across the supply chain.
• Integrate ESG principles into sourcing strategies to support sustainability goals.

Requirements:

• More than 10 years of experience in a similar senior procurement role.
• Proven track record managing procurement budgets across multiple projects.
• Degree in a relevant field.