Procurement Specialist

Reporting to the Procurement Manager (Raw), Project Specialist is responsible to deliver assigned sourcing projects for new product developments and buying consumables for the factories.

Key Accountabilities

Markets Assessment Projects

• Perform Industry Analysis for specific new markets as per assignment of Procurement Manager

New Product Development Projects

• Identify potential suppliers for new materials
• Foster, capture and channel innovative ideas from suppliers to feed new offerings pipeline.
• Work in close cooperation with R&D to support new product development, cost modelling and cost roll-ups for new products including benchmarking and cost estimates
• Lead production trials when needed as a part of new supplier qualification process
• Liaise with suppliers on documents required for new item, new vendor qualification. Bridge gaps if needed with QA and R&D departments to enable qualification.

Consumables buying

• Review purchase requisition and ensure timely Purchase Order placement
• Follow up and expedite Purchase Orders

Latitude

• Development of plans to achieve objectives.

Ideal candidate profile:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Sciences, Supply Chain or Finance

Experience

• Desirable 1 year experience in procurement, supply chain or finance
• Career path: 3 years

Key technical skills

• Business requirements analysis
• Procurement Category spend analysis
• Negotiation skills
• Competitive bidding
• Supplier relationship management
• Project Management
• ERP system knowledge
• Procurement processes and policies knowledge. Choice of procedure and sequence.
• Quality, Planning processes and policies knowledge

Key competencies

• Action oriented
• Quality oriented
• Relationship building
• Teamwork
• Verbal and written communication
• Monitoring and measuring