Procurement and Planning Manager - Hiring Now

Overview

Our cilent is in Food trading industry. Looking for an experience procurement and planning Manager in Meat and Cheese products.

Responsibilities:

Management of Procurement of Goods
· Regularly review cost out opportunities and ensure prices for goods are in line with relevant market rates, efficiently sourced, and procured in a way that
creates the best value for the business
· Lead accurate demand forecast with sales and marketing by successfully monitor and communicate forecasts, changes, inventory estimates, supply situations, business risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans
· Identify and analyze sales trends and influencing variables and incorporate analysis in forecasting & inventory planning
· Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
 

Strategic Sourcing & Leadership
· Effective relationship building with key suppliers for all food/beverage raw materials, ingredients & packaging to meet business demands
· Work with the Sales and Marketing Team to develop and implement short term and long-term strategic initiatives that enable the business to meet its growth and profitability objectives
· Coach the team to master the competencies required to ensure long-term business success and long-term members’ success
 

Policies, SOPs, Business Systems
· Act as the main subject matter expert, develop policies and procedures related to procurement and planning
· Oversee purchasing system, Costpoint, and provide strategic direction on procurement actions, approval workflows and thresholds, and tracking related to 

Purchase Requests and Purchase Orders
· Collaborate with Finance team to ensure procurement management is aligned with corporate standards
Compliance Management: Maintain knowledge of Import/Export regulations, and compliance with the regulations to coach/train staff and ensure compliance.
 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing/Supply Chains, Business, or a related field required
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in purchasing, ideally in FMCG, most preferably food sourcing/purchasing
• Experience in Meat and Cheese imports preferred
• Proven track record of managing a significant cost of goods with strong motivation to deliver cost savings
• Strong leader with good decision-making and the ability to multitask

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We regret to inform that only short-listed applicants will be notified.

Patricia

Dynamic Human Capital

Registration number R23114618 | EA Licence No: 12C6253