Key responsibilities
You manage Area Procurement activities on behalf of the Area Leadership team; manage the supply of goods and services from external suppliers to ensure business continuity and growth,realize cost effectiveness by creating for our customers and Damco the most favorable and competitive business conditions in terms of service, quality, cost efficiency, innovation, professionalism and business focus.
You will actively contribute to:
Delivering on Project Highway, a large transformation program that is part of Damco Must Win Battles
Managing Country procurement activities and procurement / allocation specialists
Driving change and improvement within DAMCO ESAF procurement community
Preparation and execution of the Annual Procurement Plan for the business in scope
Development and execution of sourcing and fulfilment strategies
Definition, implementation and execution of the supplier management approach
Management of contracts (contracting, administrating and monitoring)
Recommendation and execution of cost/service improvements
Mitigation of critical supply situations
Collection and analysis of procurement business intelligence
Managing your team to develop pricing for custom solutions.
Quarterly supplier reviews and lead renegotiations
Procurement Planning:
You are design and deliver the development and execution of the annual procurement plan by:
Reviewing country, corridor, and product level supplier performance
Develop procurement initiatives related to sourcing and functional improvements
Gathering and analysing procurement business intelligence (know the market)
Analyse reports and recommend solutions regarding the
Procurement Key Performance Indicators:
Strategic Procurement:
Lead the area with regard to the development, execution and optimisation of:
Sourcing and fulfilment strategies
Supplier management
Contract management
Procurement risks and performance management
Gathering and analysing of business intelligence
Tactical Procurement:
For the assigned projects / business areas, manage and control:
The procurement process from selection of potential suppliers up to the contract finalization and supplier on-boarding
The contractual agreements through measuring performance quality and gathering stakeholders’ feedback
Cost improvement programs
Procurements risks related to continuity of supply, pricing, commitments, quality of product & service, health & safety, contractual liabilities etc…
We are looking for
5-7 years procurement experience
Supply chain and logistics industry experience (operational knowledge)
Experience with change and transformation in large organizations is considered a plus
Knowledge of and experience with analysing business needs and supply markets
Understanding of supplier management (supplier selection/evaluation and contract design)
Strong commercial awareness
Familiar with procurement approaches, techniques and tools
Good communication skills combined with strong analytical and conceptual acumen
A dynamic, action oriented and result driven person with the ability to achieve results through people
Result driven
Fluency in verbal and written English is mandatory; Fluency in local language is a plus
