Procurement Head
- New Cairo, Cairo
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Source all kinds of raw materials, packaging materials, and imports used for products across all categories manufactured at the company's Egypt units.
- Manage the sourcing of all traded goods from international affiliates and third-party manufacturers.
- Identify potential vendors and suppliers to support future new product launches.
- Manage contracts for products with fluctuating as well as stable prices.
- Ensure that required quantities are procured at the optimum price & time to avoid delay in production.
- Negotiate contracts with suppliers to gain appropriate savings and service levels at the right time.
- Utilize latest scientific techniques/research materials to analyze present and future price trends.
- Weight average material cost report.
- Develop Market analysis report to identify and analyze the factors influencing markets.
- Discuss with Marketing & Finance team about possible future Impact on price increase of RM/PM/Traded goods for proper contingency plans for GC/NC calculations.
- Appraise vendors & supplier & take necessary action on non performing suppliers & make subsequent plans to develop & work ahead with a performing vendor periodically.
- Update records to keep abreast with the latest market trends, technological changes and other external factors that determine procurement and planning strategies.
- Coordinate the implementation of contract negotiation, communication with suppliers or modifying procedure to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Facilitate Inter-departmental and Intra-departmental coordination.
- Ensure that all requisite laws, rules and regulations are met while procuring raw materials/ imported products.
- Advise and develop vendors and potential vendors.
- Generate system PO's through SAP post verification of all price comparisons.
- Approve PO's needs as defined by DOA.
- Improve productivity by identify and streamline operations and reduce lead times as defined by SOP.
- Design and develop systems to track and rectify variations/ deviations from planned course of action.
- Material wastage report.
- Update MRP planning until on SAP.
- Proper coordination & flow of information with Quality/Warehouse/Production for the following reasons:
- Maintain inventory at the optimal level as defined by the norms set by the management.
- Bachelor degree from a reputable university.
- Relevant certificates are preferred.
- Minimum 8 -10 years of experience in procurement.
- Experience in FMCG, Manufacturing or Pharmaceutical industry.
- Very Good command of both Spoken & Written English language.
- ERP skills (SAP) is preferred.
- Excellent Microsoft office skills.
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem solving, numerical skills and decision making
- Raw material purchase experience
- Negotiation skills
- Manage the sourcing of all traded goods from international affiliates and third-party manufacturers.
- Identify potential vendors and suppliers to support future new product launches.
- Ensure that required quantities are procured at the optimum price & time to avoid delay in production.
- Negotiate contracts with suppliers to gain appropriate savings and service levels at the right time.
- Weight average material cost report.
- Develop Market analysis report to identify and analyze the factors influencing markets.
- Discuss with Marketing & Finance team about possible future Impact on price increase of RM/PM/Traded goods for proper contingency plans for GC/NC calculations.
- Appraise vendors & supplier & take necessary action on non performing suppliers & make subsequent plans to develop & work ahead with a performing vendor periodically.
- Coordinate the implementation of contract negotiation, communication with suppliers or modifying procedure to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Facilitate Inter-departmental and Intra-departmental coordination.
- Ensure that all requisite laws, rules and regulations are met while procuring raw materials/ imported products.
- Advise and develop vendors and potential vendors.
- Approve PO's needs as defined by DOA.
- Improve productivity by identify and streamline operations and reduce lead times as defined by SOP.
- Design and develop systems to track and rectify variations/ deviations from planned course of action.
- Material wastage report.
- Update MRP planning until on SAP.
- Bachelor degree from a reputable university.
- Relevant certificates are preferred.
- Minimum 8 -10 years of experience in procurement.
- Experience in FMCG, Manufacturing or Pharmaceutical industry.
- Very Good command of both Spoken & Written English language.
- ERP skills (SAP) is preferred.
- Excellent Microsoft office skills.
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem solving, numerical skills and decision making
- Raw material purchase experience
- Negotiation skills