Sourcing (Procurement) Manager - Taguig City / Philippines

Responsibilities

Procurement Management

Procurement Business Partner to the business to provide expertise and insights with regards to Procurement
Lead engagement with Local Business leaders to achieve early involvement of procurement
Write procedures to cover all Procurement processes (Procure to Pay, RFQ, Bidding, Supplier qualification, etc.)
Ensure full compliance to Procurement Policies, process such process may including but not limited to other ethics and compliance policies, DOA, etc
Ensure that all deliverables of Procurement will meet as per agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure the clarity of specifications and expectation of the company
Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement

Savings and Avoidance

Lead team and self in identifying and executing cost optimization projects / opportunities to meet the Cost Savings.
Drive Total Cost of Ownership and Cost Optimization delivery of procurement to the organization
Coordinate with Industrial direction, facilities for the efficiency program for the bulk purchase
Work with the Project team (Engineering services) for the budgetary proposal for cost reduction
Control spend and build culture of long term savings

Contract Management and Supplier Relationships

Ensure full compliance to contract management policies set out.
Contract owner for respective spend and work with Legal department and relevant stakeholders to write and validate contract written.
Ensure that risk management is in place for contracts and agreements
Ensure that Supplier performance measurements and mitigation plans are in place and follow through to close needed actions to improve and manage supplier relationships
Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods

Spend analysis

Analyze the spend report per category and develop strategy on how to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Truck and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
Identify category with highest spend and strategize to reduce the spending in long terms.

Qualifications

At least 8 years strong technical procurement and sourcing process, contract & supply management, supplier management, commercial experience, and Import/Export contracting.
Preferably experience in sourcing materials that includes outside Philippines
Must have actual experience within Oil & Gas or Chemical Manufacturing industry
Master or Degree in any business, finance or engineering disciplines
Technical skills: Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Management, Category Management, Spend Analysis, Vendor Negotiations, Cost Comparative Analysis, Project Management, Freight Forwarding & logistic knowledge (Import / Export)
Strong procurement theoretical foundation, and updated knowledge of relevant regulations, codes, standards, technical specifications for gas industry

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