Procurement Manager

Key Responsibilities (i) Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to align sourcing strategies, demand planning, pricing, and supply requirements with business objectives. • Provide market intelligence and commodity insights to support business planning, decision-making, innovation, and new product development initiatives. (ii) Category Sourcing, Supplier & Contract Management • Develop and execute category strategies to optimize cost, quality, value, and supply performance. • Lead supplier selection, negotiations, contract management, and supplier performance reviews while ensuring compliance with procurement policies and governance standards. • Develop and maintain supplier partnerships to enhance supply continuity, collaboration, and communication. (iii) Supply Assurance & Risk Management • Ensure supply continuity through effective forecasting, supplier collaboration, inventory management, and contingency planning. • Identify and mitigate supply chain, market, quality, and operational risks to support business continuity. • Carry out suppliers’ evaluation to ensure supplier compliance with company requirement in price, quality service and safety. (iv) Procurement Excellence & Governance • Drive procurement process excellence through effective governance, controls, systems. • Utilize data and analytics to monitor performance, identify improvement opportunities, and support informed decision-making. • Identify and champion cost reduction projects, including periodic updates for management. • Monitor market trends and negotiate favorable material pricing to support cost objectives. (v) Sustainability & ESG • Promote responsible sourcing practices and supplier engagement to support sustainability and ESG objectives. • Drive environmental, social, and ethical sourcing initiatives across the supplier base in collaboration with key stakeholders.