Procurement Manager
SOURCING MANAGEMENT: Responsibilities: Developing Specification and formats according to Requirements / Discovering and evaluating Potential suppliers / Forecasting Usage / Price and Cost Analysis / Lead negotiations on corporate agreements to identify opportunities for cost savings.Achievements:Streamlined order procedures at head office, branches and distribution centre, by assessing the necessity of purchase requests and raising waste awareness. The improvement resulted in decreased overall procurement expenditure and a budget surplus.VENDOR MANAGEMENT:Responsibilities:Perform relevant due diligence on all new approved vendors / Develop a supplier portfolio by balancing the administrative burden, performance, cost savings and overall risk assessments / Maintain Risk scoring charts / Credit Applications, SLA and NDA’s / Invoice submission process/ PO's and GRV's / Manage order process from initial approval to delivery / Quality AssessmentsAchievements:By consolidating all procurement under one department and staying true to a principle of having at least 3 comparative quotes, I was able to reduce the active vendor count and only keep agreements that were beneficial to the company.NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Responsibilities:Planning and design set-up / Sample and Approval process / Processing ordersAchievements: With packaging being the strongest brand communicator as the main priority. Vital to implementing a corporate Logo change which required a complete overhaul of all branded items.TEAM MANAGMENT:KPI Development / Skill Development / Weekly, Monthly ReviewPOLICIES:Develop and initiate procurement/distribution process flows in the company. REPORTING: Expenditure Reports / Usage Reports / Budget Discrepancy Reports
