Purchasing Manager at RS Hunter Limited

Job Description

Purpose

• Manages all purchasing demand of the affiliate and ensures compliance to local and global contracts.
• To be responsible for the affiliate based spending.
• To be responsible for providing procurement support

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures the good execution of any category sourcing plan in line with the local needs.
• Develops shares and contributes to the Global procurement strategy definition and supplier markets expertise with category management and regional procurement domain managers and customers.
• Anticipates and consolidates all business needs to carry out the negotiations at NGGH zone level.
• Adapts, elaborates and implements sourcing strategies according to category management orientations coming from global category managers and regional procurement domain managers.
• Is accountable for achieving the objectives for the affiliate defined by global category managers.

Operational

• Is accountable for optimizing purchasing of goods and services within defined spend families to meet the needs of internal customers, in compliance with the purchasing/sourcing orientations and company procedures.
• Role may be cumulated with that of Lead buyer depending on the skill level regarding sourcing and supplier market knowledge.
• Ensures the accurate development in the iteration process of the Mapping, the sourcing and actions plan.
• Ensures the efficient execution of the Sourcing and action plan and its subsequent reporting.
• Ensures the alignment of the strategic negotiations with the supplier management.
• Ensures the compliance to contracts to be executed over the NGGH zone scope.

Business Partnering

• Ensures local business partners’ service levels are satisfied.
• Is handling specific local needs and is a facilitator for the purchasing function between stakeholders and lead buyers.
• Develops strong relationship with his/hers executive customers with the support of the Regional Procurement Domain Managers
• Ensures procurement integration within the business with the support of the Regional Procurement Domain Managers

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• University degree in Finance or any related course. CIPS membership an added advantage.
• 5 years cognate experience in a similar position or company.

The following skills are essential

• PC skills: MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet
• Knowledge of the market and the processes of purchasing, knowledge of the financial and legal aspects, ethics
• Ability to lead / manage the people, focus on results and business, empowerment, ability to make decisions, development of colleagues´ skills

Working Relationships

• Internal: Marketing, Medical & regulatory, other relevant departments.
• External: Medical practitioners, Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical and regulatory bodies

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Job Description

Purpose

• Manages all purchasing demand of the affiliate and ensures compliance to local and global contracts.
• To be responsible for the affiliate based spending.
• To be responsible for providing procurement support

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures the good execution of any category sourcing plan in line with the local needs.
• Develops shares and contributes to the Global procurement strategy definition and supplier markets expertise with category management and regional procurement domain managers and customers.
• Anticipates and consolidates all business needs to carry out the negotiations at NGGH zone level.
• Adapts, elaborates and implements sourcing strategies according to category management orientations coming from global category managers and regional procurement domain managers.
• Is accountable for achieving the objectives for the affiliate defined by global category managers.

Operational

• Is accountable for optimizing purchasing of goods and services within defined spend families to meet the needs of internal customers, in compliance with the purchasing/sourcing orientations and company procedures.
• Role may be cumulated with that of Lead buyer depending on the skill level regarding sourcing and supplier market knowledge.
• Ensures the accurate development in the iteration process of the Mapping, the sourcing and actions plan.
• Ensures the efficient execution of the Sourcing and action plan and its subsequent reporting.
• Ensures the alignment of the strategic negotiations with the supplier management.
• Ensures the compliance to contracts to be executed over the NGGH zone scope.

Business Partnering

• Ensures local business partners’ service levels are satisfied.
• Is handling specific local needs and is a facilitator for the purchasing function between stakeholders and lead buyers.
• Develops strong relationship with his/hers executive customers with the support of the Regional Procurement Domain Managers
• Ensures procurement integration within the business with the support of the Regional Procurement Domain Managers

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• University degree in Finance or any related course. CIPS membership an added advantage.
• 5 years cognate experience in a similar position or company.

The following skills are essential

• PC skills: MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet
• Knowledge of the market and the processes of purchasing, knowledge of the financial and legal aspects, ethics
• Ability to lead / manage the people, focus on results and business, empowerment, ability to make decisions, development of colleagues´ skills

Working Relationships

• Internal: Marketing, Medical & regulatory, other relevant departments.
• External: Medical practitioners, Pharmacists, Pharmaceutical and regulatory bodies