Senior Procurement Manager

Job Summary The Senior Procurement Manager owns and efficiently runs the Procurement function for a specific category and or Business Unit In charge of strategic procurement and oversees all operational aspects of professional procurement of products services meeting the specified needs of the business at most competitive commercial terms Plays a key role in shaping the Procurement agenda with regards to Savings Cash and Cost and Risk Management Responsible for leading the talent and people agenda in his her area of responsibility making sure the right people sit in the right place Job Responsibilities 1 Ensure utilizing all economies scale and best practices to win local battles Define and communicate the supply strategy and its implications to inform and align the respective stakeholders Interact on an executive managerial level within and outside the business to ensure cross alignment in the spirit of long term partnership Lead the delivery of the savings and operating cash flow programme in his her Categories Cluster and or Business Unit Make timely decisions balancing analysis with decisiveness Develop and make use of competitive insights to shape strategies that counter competitive threats Effectively engage in maintaining all external networks and continuously builds alliances that will enhance Business competitive advantage Remove organizational barriers to delivering exceptional internal and or external customer service Responsible to manage and optimize the financial and budgetary requirements as required Identify metrics tools and processes to optimize sourcing supplier activities and efficiencies Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities Drive continuous improvement work simplification and the elimination of nonvalueadded work Drive operational excellence in strategic sourcing