Starting with the role:

The Head of Procurement is responsible for devising and refining procurement and sourcing strategies to ensure timely, accurate and cost-efficient delivery of the required materials and/ or services and driving the execution of all operational activities related to Procurement

During your day you will:

• Develops the procurement plan in accordance with business requirements and forecasted demands across all sites and the office.
• Facilitates the timely and accurate execution of the procurement plan (from acquisition to receipt of goods and services) while maintaining the control of procurement budget and ensuring conformity with the Procurement Standards, as defined by the Company’s respective policies and processes
• Maintains and strengthens the relationship with existing strategic vendors and continually examines the local and regional market for new vendors or subcontractors
• Works collaboratively with the Company’s teams to understand their business needs and to:

• • Negotiate and monitor contract terms with vendors/ subcontractors and facilitate the resolution of claims and/or complaints to ensure timely and cost-effective resolution
  • Evaluate vendors and their respective proposals, ensuring their ability to meet the Company’s needs and standards and to deliver the most efficient and cost-effective solutions

• Ensures that purchasing policies and processes are in place to meet business objectives, identifies gaps or any other emerging needs and proposes improvements
• Contributes to the development of procurement related performance and reporting tools (periodical & ad-hoc) and upon the extraction and analysis of the respective data, provides insights and recommendations to Management  

What you need to stand out:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, and/or Finance
• Master's degree in Logistics (non-compulsory – preferably)
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar position/ industry 
• Excellent knowledge of English
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel, very good knowledge of MS Windows and MS Word