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Agthia Group PJSC

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 Job Summary
 
 
 
 We are seeking a results-oriented Sourcing &amp; Contracting Buyer to manage the procurement of raw materials. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and managing relationships with our commodity suppliers to ensure a stable and cost-effective supply chain. This role is critical to our operations and requires a strategic approach to procurement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 
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 Strategic Sourcing
 
 : Develop and implement sourcing strategies for essential raw materials and commodities, analyzing market trends to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Supplier Management
 
 : Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers while managing and strengthening relationships with our existing supplier base. Conduct regular performance reviews to ensure quality and delivery standards are met.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Contracting and Negotiation
 
 : Lead the negotiation of purchasing agreements and contracts. Secure favorable terms related to pricing, quality, delivery, and payment.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Procurement Operations:
 
 Oversee the end-to-end purchasing process, from creating purchase orders to coordinating logistics and ensuring timely delivery of materials.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Cross-Functional Collaboration
 
 : Work closely with internal departments, including Production, Quality Assurance, and Finance, to align procurement activities with production schedules and inventory targets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Qualifications and Skills
 
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Experience:
 
 Proven experience in a procurement role, such as a Buyer, Sourcing Specialist, or Contract Manager, with a demonstrated focus on raw materials or commodities.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Negotiation Skills:
 
 Strong ability to negotiate effectively with suppliers to achieve optimal terms and pricing.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Analytical Abilities:
 
 Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret market data and make informed purchasing decisions.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Relationship Management
 
 : A strong aptitude for building and maintaining positive and productive relationships with suppliers.
 
 
 &bull;
 
 Education
 
 : A bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
 
 
 
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Commodity Buyer

Hitachi Rail

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 About Us
 
 
 
 A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there&rsquo;s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that&rsquo;s where you come in.
 
 
 Cairo, Egypt (On-Site)
 
 
 
 Job Purpose:
 
 
 
 The Category Buyer (CB) supports one or several procurement categories.
 
 
 The CB works in close relation with the relevant Global Category Managers (GCM), the Categories Team leader (CTL), the Category Manager (CM) and the Tactical Buyer (TB).
 
 
 All actions have to be in line with the strategy defined by the Global Category Manager and the CM. The CB's prime role is the management of the RFI or/and RFP's until PVet 4 stage (up to PVet 5 based on some Regions) in order to provide the competiveness to the business.
 
 
 Main Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 Operational Support:
 
 
 
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 Ensure the BA's receive all required information to raise the Procurement Orders
 
 
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 Procurement Competitiveness Capture:
 
 
 
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 Monitor the markets for defined categories including key players, newcomers, economic evolutions, market or regulation constraints, innovations and technology in order to support the development of the most up to date category strategies to the businesses.
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 Based on the above provide insights as to how products / projects could be more competitive via the adoption of different suppliers / methodologies / technology etc.
 
 
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 Governance, Leadership and Performance Management:
 
 
 
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 Ensure appropriate governance is applied using KPI's and root cause corrective actions
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 Supplier / Acquisition Management:
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 Performance management of the supply base in line with the standards set out by the Global Category Manager.
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 Ensure that supplier competitions follow the governance process and are balanced and fair in order to improve business and customer performance.
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 Ensure that global contracts / framework agreements are adopted and utilized.
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 Ensure that Hitachi e-Acquisition and all HITACHI procurement tools are fully used.
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 Based on the performance management of the supply base identify the suppliers who require focused development actions and ensure that the Supplier Development Team have the required support / leverage in order for these actions to be successful.
 
 
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 Work Experience Requirements:
 
 
 
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 6+ year work experience r LR7, 3+ years in Procurement. Experience working in project design / product development with cross functional teams. Demonstratable experience in negotiation projects &amp;/or categories is desirable.
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 Graduated from civil or mechanical engineering department
 
 
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 Technical Skills:
 
 
 
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 Ability to implement operational supply chain strategy
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 Contractual knowledge especially of framework agreements, Liability &amp; insurance.
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 Ability to lead negotiation including import / export considerations
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 Understanding of the market for the categories under his/her control but also ability to understand the customer&rsquo;s needs and program issues
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 Good knowledge of a best practice acquisition Process.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Soft Skills:
 
 
 
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 Capability to work within cross functional and international multi organizational teams (teamwork).
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 Open minded (listen, share ideas etc.) and able to bring added value and new ideas.
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 Ability to take initiatives with a good capacity of analysis and of synthesis.
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 Ability to priorities tasks.
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 Ability to represent Hitachi rail and to demonstrate Hitachi Rail values.
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 Good written and verbal communication skills.
 
 
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 Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.
 
 
 
 At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
 
 
 
 We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachirail.
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Category Buyer

Orange Business

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 About Us
 
 
 
 Join us at Orange Business!
 
 
 We are a network and digital integrator that understands the entire value chain of the digital world, freeing our customers to focus on the strategic initiatives that shape their business.
 
 
 Every day, you will collaborate with a team dedicated to providing consistent, sustainable global solutions, no matter where our customers operate. With over 30,000 employees across Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe, we offer a dynamic environment to develop and perfect your skills in a field filled with exciting challenges and opportunities.
 
 
 
 About The Role
 
 
 
 Telco Buyers constantly research, evaluate and contractquality products and services to build a comprehensive portfolio of competitive suppliers to be the best in class network brick of OBS offers.
 
 
 
 Main Activities
 
 
 
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 Elaborate the Sourcing strategy: lead RFXs and face to face negotiations to identify new carriers
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 Thrive to be a market expert for OBS needs on his/her territories
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 Build and manage relationships with suppliers (Business reviews)
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 Negotiate contracts (new or renewal) and competitive prices
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 Ensure essential Term &amp; Conditions of the contracts are negotiated and applied
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 Communicate market knowledge and best practices with stakeholders (Interlock with Customer Project Buyers, Head of Sales and Country Managers
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 Keep existing inventories aligned with the evolution of technology (Product legacy)
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 Contribute to OBS profitability by realizing Cost Reduction savings on the existing spend
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 Identify/Negotiate the best offer to answer customer BIDs
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 Ensure proper supplier risk management assessment
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 Manage the Post Sales cost optimization before the ordering phase
 
 
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 Main Deliverables
 
 
 
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 Contracts validated and signed, stored in Orange Contracts database
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 Telco Sourcing Policy validated during Demand Committees
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 Savings secured and validated in Savings tool.
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 New pricelists aligned with OBS BU targets &amp; uploaded in the quotation tools
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 Accurate, competitive, and automated quotes
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 About You
 
 
 
 Hard skills :
 
 
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 Relevant experience in Telco preferred
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 Negotiation
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 Legal, financial &amp; risk management insight
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 A nalytical skills
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 Strategic thinking
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 Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI)
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 Fluent in English
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Soft Skills
 
 
 
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 Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
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 Assertiveness
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 Ability to work in a transversal environment
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 React and adapt to any change
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 Be organized, proactive
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 Multitasking
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 Be curious, innovative and agile
 
 
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 What We Offer
 
 
 
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 Global Opportunities: Work in multi-national teams with opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and customers from all over the world.
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 Flexible Work Environment: Flexible working hours and possibility to combine work from office and home (hybrid ways of working).
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 Professional Development: training programs and upskilling/re-skilling opportunities.
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 Career Growth: Internal growth and mobility opportunities within Orange.
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 Caring and Daring Culture: Health and well-being programs and benefits, diversity &amp; inclusion initiatives, CSR and employee connect events.
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 Reward Programs: Employee Referral Program, Change Maker Awards.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Only Your Skills Matter
 
 
 
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Buyer

Beyti - an Almarai Subsidiary

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 Tasks/ Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 - Ensure that the prices maintained in SAP are accurate by updating prices when requested by the buyer or when a new price list is received from a supplier.
 
 
 -Responsible for the creation and maintenance of accurate purchasing documents as the Scheduling agreement or Purchase Order in SAP, in accordance with the SLA agreed with their customers.
 
 
 -Resolve/take the necessary steps to resolve the payment issues for which they are responsible within SLA.
 
 
 -Investigate the root cause of the price discrepancy and take the necessary action to resolve the issue.
 
 
 -Collects and prepares inquiry data from SAP for complex spending pools, on a needed basis.
 
 
 -Ensures SLAs are met as agreed with the Customers (e.g. 10 working days for issuing the PO).
 
 
 -Payment Issues Analysis &amp; Resolution.
 
 
 -Price Blocked Invoice Resolution.
 
 
 -Produces complex data analysis, at Customers&rsquo; request.
 
 
 -Provides monthly reports and follow-up for the number of PRS versus number of PO.
 
 
 -Purchasing Document Creation and Maintenance.
 
 
 -Understands and uses SAP functionality to gather and process data for the different reporting requirements.
 
 
 -Works with team coordinators/Procurement supervisors in identifying opportunities for improvement and suggest solutions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Experience
 
 
 
 -Minimum 1 year of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain roles.
 
 
 -Fresh Graduates are welcomed to apply.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Skills/Qualifications
 
 
 
 -Computer knowledge: Excel medium level, PowerPoint, Word, SAP.
 
 
 -Excellent customer service: commitment to solve problems and requests, understanding of the customer needs business and priorities.
 
 
 -Good administrative skills; particular emphasis on accuracy.
 
 
 -Good communication skills, as this role has many touch points with both internal and external customers.
 
 
 -Good problem solving abilities. Solves the majority of problems with no/minimal supervision.
 
 
 -Phone etiquette awareness.
 
 
 -Priority setting and ability to understand and follow standard processes.
 
 
 
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Procurement Buyer

<div>
 
 
 Tasks/ Responsibilities:
 
 
 
 - Ensure that the prices maintained in SAP are accurate by updating prices when requested by the buyer or when a new price list is received from a supplier.
 
 
 -Responsible for the creation and maintenance of accurate purchasing documents as the Scheduling agreement or Purchase Order in SAP, in accordance with the SLA agreed with their customers.
 
 
 -Resolve/take the necessary steps to resolve the payment issues for which they are responsible within SLA.
 
 
 -Investigate the root cause of the price discrepancy and take the necessary action to resolve the issue.
 
 
 -Collects and prepares inquiry data from SAP for complex spending pools, on a needed basis.
 
 
 -Ensures SLAs are met as agreed with the Customers (e.g. 10 working days for issuing the PO).
 
 
 -Payment Issues Analysis &amp; Resolution.
 
 
 -Price Blocked Invoice Resolution.
 
 
 -Produces complex data analysis, at Customers&rsquo; request.
 
 
 -Provides monthly reports and follow-up for the number of PRS versus number of PO.
 
 
 -Purchasing Document Creation and Maintenance.
 
 
 -Understands and uses SAP functionality to gather and process data for the different reporting requirements.
 
 
 -Works with team coordinators/Procurement supervisors in identifying opportunities for improvement and suggest solutions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Qualifications &amp; Skills:
 
 
 
 
 
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 Engineering Background is a must.
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 1 to 3 years of experience in procurement or similar roles.
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 Computer knowledge: Excel medium level, PowerPoint, Word, SAP.
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 Excellent customer service: commitment to solve problems and requests, understanding of the customer needs business and priorities.
 </li>
 <li>
 Good administrative skills; particular emphasis on accuracy.
 </li>
 <li>
 Good communication skills, as this role has many touch points with both internal and external customers.
 </li>
 <li>
 Good problem-solving abilities. Solves the majority of problems with no/minimal supervision.
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 <li>
 Phone etiquette awareness.
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 Priority setting and ability to understand and follow standard processes.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
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Procurement Buyer - Indirect

Mars

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 Job Description
 
 
 
 
 Job Purpose:
 
 
 
 The Jobholder is responsible for overall management of the MEA supplier base of specific categories. He/she will be ensuring excellent execution of the Global / Regional Category strategy and lead the COGs programs regionally. The job holder will handle the day-to-day management of his/her materials supply base including supplier performance. He/she is responsible for ensuring that materials for the factories are delivered as per the established KPIs by the relevant internal stakeholders.
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
 
 
 
 Maximize Value for Money
 
 
 
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 Gain alignment on the category strategy with regional stakeholders and drive actions to implement strategy and deliver against cost saving activities.
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 Lead the development and execution of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) initiatives and specification changes in coordination with the relevant stakeholders.
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 Own Resilience program in MEA in collaboration with SQA &amp; R&amp;D driving dual sourcing target, Non- bespoke target, as well as RMS VL in MEA under RMS deliverables.
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 Participate in building the annual operating plan for the region and Ensure that the global/regional sourcing manager operating plan input is executed within the region.
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 Ensure contractual allocation made by the sourcing manager.
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 Negotiate and challenge supplier's quality, price (where appropriate, non-regional/global category materials), service, lead times, minimum order quantities &amp; payment terms in order to get the best value for every dollar spent.
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 Provide categories regional management for PPV.
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 Provide the necessary support to MEA sites planning and logistics in ensuring supply continuity.
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 Provide regional expertise and market intelligence for the Regional category teams.
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 Provide Commercial leadership for new supplier introductions and approvals.
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 Manage and provide input to the Strategic Sourcing on overall primes&rsquo; suppliers&rsquo; performance (quality and service).
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 Provide the Commercial support to the activity management work streams.
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 Provide Commercial leadership to help resolve supplier issues and non-conformance when site logistics are unable to.
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 Accountable for new supplier and specification introduction/changes including supplier screening, selection and follow up on validation with Supplier Quality Assurance and R&amp;D
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Optimize and Protect the Supply Chain
 
 
 
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 Contribute to World-class management of Working Capital through Day Raws and Packs Outstanding (DRPO) initiatives (e.g. stock reductions)
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 Provide local/regional management of Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and buying performance metrics
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 Manage the contracting process including request for quotation (RFQs) &amp; tenders (where appropriate, non-regional/global category materials) and contract creation &amp; PO issuance (samples) in line with the Mars policies and procedures.
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 Manage Mars Intellectual Property with the support of the regional IP Commercial representatives, using the appropriate Confidentiality agreements and supply contracts in order to ensure Mars is protected. Ensure timely renewal of such agreements
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Ensure Responsible and Continuous Supply
 
 
 
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 Provide necessary support to sites planning and logistics in ensuring supply continuity, managing stocks and pipelines.
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 Ensure zero run-outs due to materials availability
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 Accountable to ensure that supplier performance reviews are conducted bi-annually in coordination with SQA.
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 Support SQA in developing supplier performance scorecards and provide commercial leadership for the proactive measurement of supplier performance (Supplier compliance scorecards)
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 Provide input to the sourcing manager on overall supplier performance.
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 Ensures that Continuous Improvement plans are in place and followed through with major suppliers.
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 Manage &amp; develop day to day relationship with suppliers and Provide commercial leadership to resolve disputes, supplier issues and non-conformance when site logistics and planning /SQA are unable to during the contractual period.
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 Support SQA/Site Logistics and planning to ensure raw suppliers commit to resolving all reported non-conformances (quality or service)
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 Provide information on volume forecast to global sourcing managers
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 Monitor commodity trends periodically and provide local expertise and market intelligence for the Global category teams in order to anticipate future risks/opportunities
 </li>
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 Lead new supplier and specification introduction/changes including supplier screening, selection and follow up on validation with SQA and R&amp;D
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 Responsible, in alignment with SQA, to ensure that specifications are industry appropriate and can be efficiently delivered by potential suppliers
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 <li>
 provide support to sustainability initiatives (local/regional/global) to ensure compliance to targets in relation to raw materials
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 Interact with R&amp;D and ATG as needed in order to support the introduction of new raw materials &amp;packaging materials
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 Work closely with internal stakeholders &amp; SQA in order to minimize the risks on the factory by developing backups for all raw materials
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 Work closely with SQA in order to drive the local supplier development programs
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 Work closely with internal stakeholders &amp; suppliers to ensure the right specifications are purchased
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 Ensure successful execution MEA packaging strategies for Paper, Flexibles and Rigids to ensure we have a long-term supply base.
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 Implement Simply Brilliant initiatives for MEA to pilot all initiatives with the global lead.
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Leverage External Capabilities
 
 
 
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 Provide local expertise and market intelligence for the global category teams
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 Provide Commercial leadership for new supplier introductions and approvals
 </li>
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 Support other functions in organizing supplier days
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 <li>
 Attend external forums and maintain market knowledge on new trends
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Job Specifications/Qualifications
 
 
 
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 Bachelor Degree
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 3-5 years of Commercial/Purchasing experience preferably in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) field
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 Fluent in English
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Key Supporting Competencies
 
 
 
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 Drives Results
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 Manages Conflict
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 Communicates Effectively
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 Plans and Aligns
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 Action Oriented
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 Collaborates
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 </ul>
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