Job Description
● Provide leadership and coordination for all procurement activities in the country to deliver required business performance.
● Define and clearly communicate the vision and objectives of a future state procurement organization in the country.
● Create and implement best practice purchasing vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures.
● Build and maintain an agile organization, reduce complexity, and avoid redundancies in processes.
● Drive and manage significant changes.
● Negotiate contract terms with key suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards, and delivery terms with technical and operational input from stakeholders.
● Develop, implement and maintain a relationship and evaluation process to measure supplier performance and compliance.
● Set department objectives and monitor ongoing progress and performance.
● Provide leadership, coordination, and coaching to the team, ensuring they are trained enabling them to achieve the operational and financial metrics within their areas of responsibility and succeed in their roles.
● Plan, align, and control country procurement budgets and staffing to meet defined and agreed-on targets.