Procurement Manager at Leventis

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders in the Business Unit to implement sourcing plan that will guarantee continuous flow of materials to support business needs.
• Negotiate and drive procurement initiatives to deliver cost savings for the business towards achievement of targeted business profitability year on year
• Collaborate with the Group on cost savings projects for centralized /common spend to deliver cost savings benefit to the Business Unit.
• Drive the implementation of Procurement Policy and processes including Risk &Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), contract management to achieve organizational growth.
• Involve in setting Annual Budget prices for category of spend.
• Drive Procurement implementation of business initiatives/models e.g. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
• Develop new alternative sources/material to mitigate business risk associated with single source for materials and services.
• Drive operational efficiency through optimization of working capital thereby reducing inventory in line with effective demand and requirement.
• Set up and maintain a control framework to ensure that all procurement activities are effectively managed in accordance with the contract standing order.

Qualifications and Key Competencies

• B.Sc. / HND in Social Sciences, Engineering. MBA will be an added advantage.
• + 10 years’ experience in a conglomerate industry with at least 5 years in a Procurement Function
• Critically in this role the individual needs to be a businessperson and driven first and foremost by the achievement of overall commercial issues.
• Strong influencing skills and an ability to make key relationships work. The capacity to achieve and leverage consensus on difficult issues.
• Necessary leadership skill with strong judgment, drive and influence.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical Skills.
• Working knowledge of government fiscal and monetary policies.
• Commercial and financial acumen
• Project management skills
• Good Knowledge on Microsoft Package (Excel, Words and PowerPoint).