With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team's purpose is to Make a House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we're shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented. With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all, Essential Home is on the lookout for an experienced Procurement Project Manager who will be supporting the implementation of the factory's mission & vision by achieving purchasing targets. Managing the purchasing process, implementing budget, creating purchasing strategy and guarantee compliance. Leading the purchasing team by recruiting, developing and sustaining the right people.
Responsibilities
* Analyse local expenditures on services, determine areas where cost reductions can occur and where contracts with preferred suppliers can be established.
* Guarantee contract compliance with suppliers, according to local legislation and internal Standard procedure Operations (SOP).
* Assure implementation of new suppliers and materials for NPD / EPD projects and the transfer of key information to Global Purchasing (GP).
* Support and manage locally savings projects. Implementation of new suppliers and materials for PPV / SQZ projects.
* Coaching and developing team members, Annual objectives proposal for the whole team, aligned with Factory and Global Procurement Targets.
* Supporting Global Procurement in all projects which require an alignment with the factory / management team.
* Risk assessment in collaboration with suppliers; coordinating BCP analysis at the factory level. Implementing alternative suppliers / materials to ensure BCP.
* Keeping Scorecard for the suppliers and gathering feedback from other departments cooperating with the suppliers.
* Supporting NWC factory target by inventory reduction; Payment Terms extension and consignment projects.
* Tracking and reporting progress / status / savings of PPV / SQZ projects to Global Procurement and Factory Management.
* Exceptional project management skills, capable of juggling various tasks and engaging with multiple stakeholders. An eye for detail, a strategic approach, and a knack for solving problems effectively.
* Clear communication skills, making it easy for you to connect with others and articulate ideas clearly.
* Tech-savvy, with a strong command of procurement tools and the MS Office Suite.
* Proficiency in supply chain management, including logistics and distribution, and experience in vendor and contract negotiations.
* Proven background in Procurement, including Project Management, team leadership, and strong negotiation skills.
* University degree (Bachelor's in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field).
Qualifications
* Supply Chain Management, Relationship Management, Business Accumen, Productivity management, Improve business processes, Distribution Logistics, Logistics Management, Management Third-party Logistics Providers, Supply Chain Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Supply Management, Procurement, Category Management Expertise.
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