Head Of Procurement
Current• Responsible for the procurement strategy including organizational, processes and technological aspects• Creation and management of short, mid, and long term goals and objectives• Responsible for the definition of processes and policies and to ensure that they are being adhered to and followed.• Develop and maintain on going relationships with strategic suppliers and establish effective processes and measures that ensure best in class supplier performance• Implement an effective monitoring and reporting system and drive continuous improvement of the procurement process as well as the collaboration with the suppliers• Negotiate and establish contracts with the suppliers by supporting category managers and buyers where appropriate• Closely interact with other business functions and initiatives• Plan, execute, and finalize procurement projects according to deadlines and within budget, acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and internal departments in order to deliver according to plan• Realize and deliver cost savings, together with a range of additional benefits including improved supplier performance, improved quality of service and total cost of performance along with risk management• Manage department spend and budget• Work collaboratively with finance on departmental and wider organizational forecasts, where procurement has an impact• Optimize and strengthen the procurement process, tools and systems.
