Head of Procurement

Pakistan

Job Description

 

No two days are the same at Al-Futtaim, no matter what role you have. Our work is driven by the desire to make a difference and to have a meaningful impact with the goal of enriching everyday lives. Take our engaging and supportive work environment and couple it with a company culture that recognises and rewards quality performance, and what do you get? The chance to push the limits every single day.

 

As a humble family business that started on the banks of the Dubai Creek in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim has expanded to a presence in 31 countries, a portfolio of over 200 companies, and 42,000 employees. You’ll find us in industries ranging from automotive and retail, to finance and real estate, and connecting people with international names like Lexus, Ikea, Robinsons, and Adidas. Our team is proudly multicultural and multinational because that kind of diverse representation gives us the global mindset to grow and impact the people, markets, and trends around us.


 

Come join us to live well, work better, and be the best.


 

About the Position:

 

Responsible for all procurement related to consumables, CAPEX, projects, sheet metal, R&M, etc.


 

Specifically, your key responsibilities are as follows:


 

Strategy

  • Align with the business on their priority areas ensuring cost savings
  • Get involved with business plans at the budgeting stage
  • Comprehensively analyse the spend data to identify addressable spending and maximize Spend Under Management
  • Prepare a category wise plan to address the key spend categories identifying areas where contracts could be consolidated
  • Design vendor evaluation/ diligence performance scorecard for each major category of spend

 

Cost Optimization

  • Prioritize spending against budget
  • Aligning procurement in a way to keep stock in hand at an adequate minimum level
  • Consider holding cost before ordering bulk quantities
  • Design mechanism to oversight market trends especially pricing related to sheet metal

 

Operations

  • Create annual sourcing plan for all key spend categories
  • Comprehensively capture the business requirements to identify the right set of vendors capable of proving the product or service
  • On confirmation of the shortlisted vendors, capture comprehensive user requirements to create a thorough RFP/RFQ document
  • Managing team to create a detailed comparative statement with a like-to-like comparison of quotations
  • Manage the tendering process in a timely manner ensuring fairness and transparency in the process
  • Monitor Performance of suppliers against KPI’s set out in the operational procurement contracts.

 

Buyer Function

  • Application of metallurgical composition knowledge, prevailing market trends, and industry-wide substitutes
  • Strategize the cost escalation in proportion to an increase in material cost
  • Evolve best pricing option along with cost reduction through consolidation of contracts
  • Evaluate new suppliers in the market and aggressively monitor vendor diligence through Vendor performance Scorecard
  • Lead the procurement team with direct responsibility of managing all procurement contracts and Purchase Orders
  • Be the point of contact for managing the expectations from the respective HOD for the respective category of spend.
  • Search ways for cost reduction through alternate sourcing without compromising on quality
  • Minimize cash purchases and procurement through advances

 

Governance and Compliance

  • Ensure proper communication of procurement policy to all Head of the department in accordance with the DoA.
  • Monitor the procurement process and uphold the policy by ensuring compliance
  • Escalate policy violations to audit and senior management

 

About You:

  • Degree in Procurement / Supply Chain - University Graduate preferably Masters
  • Minimum 7+ experience in procurement
  • Working Experience of Good ERP
  • Hands-on experience of Procure-to-pay cycle
  • Must have strong strategic skills, negotiations skills, Leadership skills, time management skills, computer skills, and team motivation skills
  • Strong Interpersonal Skills, Team player, Customer Expectation Management

 

Ref: RB


 

We’re here to provide excellent service but a little help from you can ensure a five-star candidate experience from start to finish.


 

Before you click “apply”: Please read the job description carefully to ensure you can confidently demonstrate why this opportunity is right for you and take the time to put together a well-crafted and personalised CV to further boost your visibility. Our global Talent Acquisition team members are all assigned to specific businesses to ensure that we make the best matches between talent and opportunities. We not only consider the requisite compatibility of skills and behaviours, but also how candidates align with our Values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence.


 

As part of our candidate experience promise, we also want to make ourselves available to you throughout the application process. We make every effort to review and respond to every application.

 


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