Required Career Opportunities: Global Operational Procurement Manager (18224).
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Oversee all aspects of global operational procurement direct materials, from the demand execution of PO, logistics and payment.
Establish long range business plans by proper management of Procurement plans (Work Plan, Rolling Forecast (RFC) and 5 Year Plan) together with the relevant stakeholders.
Assure proper category management by defining purchase strategies and controlling quality, service, risk and cost.
Work with the Head of Strategic Sourcing and Corporate Chemistry to identify and smoothly operate the collaboration needed to successfully run the strategy/start-up link with the operational requirements.
This includes the concept that the Strategic Sourcing group identifies, screens, qualifies and contracts, while the O-Pro group takes it from Procure to pay.
Proper project management of all initiatives related to his /her area to assure continuous performance improvement.
Financial acumen to assure the proper focus on top priorities to improve cost competitiveness in indirect and direct purchase.
Strong analytical skills and knowledge to define target costs by implementing a comprehensive analysis on the main drivers that define items cost & their components, gathering relevant market information about their producers, with market inputs from PS and sales units on competitors and products that could replace when related to AIs.
People management skill to develop the pipeline of leaders in the global. Procurement organization and empower them.
Excellent Procurement knowledge to run with high standards the MRP and order management.
Results oriented to assure accomplishing Procurement KPIs such as cost saving, cost avoidance, Suppliers service level, quality (ppm).
Requirements:
Previous Experience:
Procurement background with 10+ years of increasing levels of responsibility, preferably in supply chain or procurement related areas.
Supply experience is an advantage.
Qualifications & Skills:
Strong planning and process orientation.
Change management.
Good interpersonal skills.
General knowledge of IT and systems processes.
Leadership skills.
Education, Language & Computer Skills:
Relevant academic degree such as Engineering, Industrial Management, etc.
2nd degree in Business Administration or MBA is an advantage.
Fluent English (reading, writing, speaking).