Procurement Manager Havelock One Interiors WLL

The Procurement Manager will take a leadership role within the procurement function, in accordance with company policies, processes and standards.

Duties and responsibilities

· Enforce company policy, legal and contractual best practices regarding suppliers.

· Eliminate bias from the purchasing process by operating strictly within company guidelines at ‘arms-length’ for vendors and suppliers

· Monitor and analyse trends in company spending and inventory control in order to make recommendations for the future, and to identify areas for possible savings

· Ensure that all purchases made continue to support the Company’s business strategy and are compliant with company policies

· Negotiate terms with suppliers to ensure the best possible price, payment terms and delivery dates for materials and products

· Develop strategies for motivating vendors to provide above-average services

· Identify and pre-qualify new vendors to support business needs and future plans

· Manage and maintain good relationships with vendors

· Expand the capacity of the purchasing function in supporting bespoke and specialized interior related products/materials

· To keep an update about import procedures

· Evaluate potential suppliers to improve supply chain management

· Assess vendor resources and expertise

· Develop metrics and standards for vendor performance in all vendor categories

· Monitor vendor performance, intervening when performance falls below an acceptable threshold

· Maintain a database of preferred vendors for materials and shipping

· Coordinate with accounts for processing orders

· Coordinate with the execution team for verifying and confirming material/product requirements

· Ensure purchasing records are properly maintained by creating detailed delivery schedules, raise purchase orders, update logs and update reports

· Track orders to ensure materials are on schedule and delivered on-time

· Analyse and negotiate purchasing contracts to ensure they are within budget, subject to the approval of the ‘Division Director’

· Obtain information regarding current developments or trends in buying/purchasing methods, market prices, product changes and technical specifications

· Ensure that requisitions are processed in accordance with established company policies and control procedures

· Coordinate with other departments to ensure availability of critical stock items

· Issue and update inventory of supplies to ensure availability

· Track the stock of raw materials and components according to specific project number

· Ensure correct cost allocation and plan procurement in a timely manner