Procurement Manager

Skills

• Sourcing and purchasing of products and services
• Involved in sourcing suppliers, contract drafting, negotiation, and managing suppliers through the whole procurement process
• Deal with factors such as sustainability, risk management, and ethical issues.
• Forecast levels of demand for services and products
• Conduct research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules, and quality
• Run tenders, evaluate bids, and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors
• Negotiate contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided
• Keep contract files and use them as references for the future
• Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, internal teams such as supply chain, planning, marketing, IT and sales, and customers
• Undertake value for money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities
• Analyse data and produce reports and statistics on spending and saving
• Ensure suppliers are aware of business objectives

Requirements 

• Relevant qualification
• Minimum 5 yrs. experience in similar role and industry
• Good written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• Strong analytical ability
• Planning skills
• Good interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Numeracy skills
• Tact and diplomacy
• Time management skills and the ability to deliver to deadlines
• Resilience
• A valid driver's license