-Achieve savings and mitigate inflation in direct materials spend through negotiations, low cost sourcing, supplier rationalization, supplier development under consideration of quality requirements, delivery performance, company values-Administer a system to negotiate, analyze and review supplier price changes and drive communication with key stakeholders across the businesses and functions. - Managing strategic and opportunistic purchasing to corporate operating plan und budget guidelines. Monitor and analyze raw material markets to develop sourcing strategies to enhance profitability in line with company targets and values. - Conducting due diligence to support company growth initiatives, strategic analysis for business development and alliance initiatives as well as supporting manufacturing facilities by implementing SC structure. -Coordinate sourcing activities for multiple sites and drive long term improvements on people, processes and systems. -Assist region in identifying the critical functional gaps and resources to drive change. -Achieve annual Productivity targets and objectives for the respective region. Create and implement the supply chain strategy for his responsible area aligned with the Long term and Global/regional Supply Chain strategy. -Drive, monitor and track productivity projects in line with defined 6 Sigma methodology in cooperation with R&D, EHS and businesses to obtain approval. - Establishing and maintaining a knowledge-base covering all aspects of supply chain management in the middle east region, including the legal & administrative framework, competitor activity and potential client aspirations-Conducting all relevant studies and project management of 100,000m2 warehousing complex, and suggesting relevant design of (25000 m2 cold store), which is situated.-Target of building largest cold chain distribution center in the region (100K buildup area), with long term establishment of launch 3PL logistics entity
