Procurement Manager FMCG

Our client a leader in the manufacturing sector seeks a skilled and experienced Procurement Manager with a strong technical or engineering background. The ideal candidate will leverage their engineering expertise to drive procurement strategies that enhance production efficiency cost-effectiveness and supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing long-term sourcing strategies that align with the ogranisations overall business objectives and contribute to its growth and success.
• Sourcing and building a strong strategic and key supplier base and partnerships through performance evaluations
• Managing supplier performance through surveys analysis corrective action plans enforcing compliance with SLAs/contracts and making appropriate decisions to terminate/renew contracts
• Negotiating prices and securing advantageous terms and conditions with suppliers and ensuring that such negotiations are properly contracted documented and filed according to company specifications
• Overseeing SRM strategy implementation to meet business and commercial needs of the organisation.
• Building long-term strategic partnerships through effective engagements and in line with stakeholder expectations
• Fostering a healthy culture through values-driven leadership and strategic stakeholders partnership
• Ensuring goods and services conform with procurement standards with non-compliance reported and resolved
• Identifying business risks and leading the management and control of the risks by analysing procurement processes identifying risk areas creating and implementing mitigation strategies
• Developing and ensuring the supplier sustainability program meets relevant requirements including but not limited to legal regulatory environmental people and performance standards to minimise risks while enhancing business performance.
• Providing leadership guidance training and coaching to the team to achieve business objectives
• Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs
• Implementing procurement policies and procedures to ensure compliance transparency and efficiency
• Developing and maintaining supplier performance metrics (cost delivery service quality innovation and sustainability) together with the sourcing team.

Qualifications and Experience

Ideal candidates must have:

• A University Degree in Supply Chain Management Engineering (Mechanical Industrial or Production) or related or Technical Qualification
• Certifications or advance training in procurement will be an added advantage
• Five or more years experience in leadership role with at least 3 years in the heavy manufacturing sector
• Knowledge of procurement software and tools

Candidates with the following attributes are preferred:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and proficiency in financial analysis
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques along with market insight on suppliers of goods and services
• Results driven strategic planning skills
• Time management detail orientated skills with strong business acumen
• Innovative with an ability to solve simple and complex problems in order to achieve set goals; and
• Knowledge of ERP systems