Procurement & Demand Manager

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Procurement & Demand Supply Manager

MISSION:

• To strengthen Supply Chain organisation to meet objective of customer delight.
• To implement continuous & sustainable improvement within Procurement & in Demand Management

General Description

The Procurement & Demand Manager plays a key role in the centralization of Procurement and the Demand & Supply.

Within the Procurement function he/she will manage the company’s supply of products and services. The Procurement Manager responsibilities include strategizing to find cost-effective deals and suppliers.

As Demand Manager he/she manages the organization’s forecast planning function using inventory levels, production speed, and product demand to estimate and allocate output.

The Procurement & Demand Manager will report to the Head of Supply Chain and Production and has at least 3-5 years Managerial Experience in a similar position

What will you do?

• Devising and using fruitful procurement and sourcing strategies
• Discovering profitable suppliers and initiate procurement partnerships.
• Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
• Develop and maintain Demand & Supply availability plans for all products (SKU’s) built and assembled.
• Prioritize and allocate production based on supply chain deficits, product demand and sales forecasts.
• Review actual production vs production plan and initiate appropriate, corrective actions
• Identify demand forecast risks and develop effective mitigation plans
• Drive the SOIP monthly demand review meetings with recommended changes to forecast;
• Drive resolution of significant variation between actual order rates and the demand plan
• Drive delivery performance by understanding key supply (manufacturing and supplier) issues and drive actions to address each of them
• Drive continuous improvement plans where necessary, liaise with pertinent support organizations; internal and/or external stakeholders to finetune and develop business processes where required, streamline operations and tools.

· Proactively troubleshoot cost, quality and delivery concerns;

• Produce regular reports on purchase commitments, costs and Supply Chain KPI’s;
• Regularly communicate status of shipments/backlog/supply commitments versus business commitments for the current month, current quarter and projection for the longer term.
• Serve as the contactperson for escalation of demand-supply related issues

Who would be successful?

• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills (both verbal & writing NL/FR/EN) with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a team environment;
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Quickly adaptable to changing processes and requirements;
• Self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment;
• Experience with and thorough understanding of key factors that drive business value and impact;
• Strong background and knowledge with Procurements of electronics is a high plus.
• Strong background and knowledge around key planning and supply chain tools and systems (Forecasting, Demand Management, Planning, inventory management tools, MRP/DRP, etc)
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Logistics or units earned as added advantage
• Minimum 3-5 years Managerial experience in a similar role.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office (Excel) and ERP systems

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