Procurement Operations Manager at Lafarge Cement

Overview

• Implement Procurement strategies in close cooperation with Category Managers on a local level. Manage the operational and tactical procurement of local goods and services.

Responsibilities

• Manage full local operational purchasing for those needs which are not covered by Group.
• Coordinate the implementation of contractor safety management in office premises.
• Coordinate the activities of operational buyer in an ethical manner.
• Set up agreed SLA with internal customers on order processing time and ensure compliance
• Manage relationship with all stakeholders working strongly and closely with service/goods requesters.
• Generate weekly reports as agreed and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Responsible as the custodian for procurement dashboard.
• Responsible for coordination of daily and weekly purchasing operational review meeting in conjunction with planning team and carry out necessary actions as agreed escalating to HOP where necessary.
• Monitor and report Suppliers Service Level Performance to Procurement department.
• Ensure that all Internal Control Standards are implemented and the related procedures are effectively respected through-out the purchasing activities
• Propose supply agreement and blanket orders to the business wherever the opportunity arises or based on frequency of purchases.
• Anticipate and provide timely responses to works requirement
• Proactively manage orders of goods and services to support reliability and achieving target.
• Champion procurement process improvement initiatives and projects within the HQ.
• Provide first level supports to the HQ.
• Monitor and propose to central buying ,strategic and fast moving commodities to enhance setting of contractual agreement
• Ensure working capital optimisation.
• Manage all local purchases/ contract within agreed threshold in line with objective.
• Review requisition generation with a view to control cost in ordering of materials and services.
• Provide monthly saving on all order generated.
• Monitoring of contractor’s efficiency(No of order received versus executed)
• Ensure 100% compliance to POs generation to avert repetitive job.
• Weekly report of outstanding PR TO POs
• Monthly report of all PRs raised and POs generation.
• Ensure communication of environmental policy to vendors/Contractors.

Education/Qualifications

• First level university Degree or equivalent experience; may have advanced university degree

Experience:

• Typically 5-7 years of experience in procurement or supply chain function

Knowledge & Skills

Technical / Functional Skills:

• Procurement best practices
• Mastery of business process skill
• Project management and follow up skill
• Pro-activeness and transparency
• Negotiation skill.
• Human and business administration skill

Behavioral competence/ Leadership and managerial abilities:

• Good written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively/convincingly at all levels (including technical and operational) and with all functions at least in English and local language
• Effective time management, planning and organization skills; ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and drive tasks to completion in a fixed time-frame and in a pressured environment
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and build relationships across multiple functions.
• Ability to deal with ambiguities, conflicts and adversarial relationships
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Proven ability in analysis and interpretation of data
• Proven ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish and implement solutions

Language Requirements:

• English.