Procurement Manager - Furniture & Kitchen Equipment

Job description

Category - Furniture and Kitchen Equipment

• Implement category or commodity strategies to optimize business efficiency.

• Execute elements of the overall operations category strategy to ensure service delivery improvements.
• Perform category management including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract, performance and risk management.
• Work with Category Managers in understanding the global spend and identifying opportunities to increase quality and improve value for money.
• Perform procurement reporting and analysis of management information to identify potential improvement opportunities

• Identify innovative procurement solutions that provide cashable savings and process efficiencies for the organization.

• Address vendor issues to ensure the highest level of service delivery

• Maintain contractual and business relationships with vendors.

• Facilitate implementation of procurement change initiatives within category to improve business performance

• Develop best procurement practices to lead and manage procurement teams.

• Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective global supply markets, competitors and product innovations.
• Build strong relationship with customers and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Provide assistance to company's acquisition strategies by completing the due diligence and integration activities for the spend categories.
• Plan and execute effective negotiation processes with vendors.