Senior Procurement Specialist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Procurement Specialist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Manage communication of stock availability, provide clear and timely notification of shortages or delays and their potential impact;
- Conducting supplier evaluation, selection, validation, negotiation, and relationship management;
- Manage short term and long term production planning with overseas suppliers to meet current forecasts and agreed inventory levels;
- Conducting supply validation and acceptance, including supporting resolution of non-compliance and deviation matters;
- Monitor weekly sales and customer demand variations;
- Drafting, reviewing, issuing, evaluating and managing formal sourcing activities, in compliance with company quality processes;
- Undertaking market research and data analysis around the assigned categories;
- Serve as the focal point of contact for suppliers, clients and manage supply issue resolution;
- Managing particularly the categories of: labour hire, HR services and fleet (experience managing these categories would be advantageous);
- Assist in the development of category plans as well as the ongoing supplier relationships within these categories;
- Ensure orders are placed within prescribed deadlines;
- Managing initial and ongoing negotiations with suppliers;
- Providing procurement and contract management advice and support to relevant stakeholders and supporting category management activities;
- Reasonable additional duties and responsibilities as required;
- Executing sourcing activities, and subsequently managing the tender evaluation and contract award process.
Requirements:
- Ideally you’ll come with experience managing labour hire, HR services and/or fleet categories in a previous role;
- Management of Freight handling including sourcing quotes, selection and implementation;
- Deliver on time, on budget performance of procurement and contracts activities;
- Research new products and services to meet company’s goals (understanding of standards industry standards and codes);
- Forecasting demand and maintaining master data;
- Develop and maintain appropriate contacts and relationships – internal and external to ensure best outcomes for the business;
- Leading negotiations with suppliers nationally and internationally;
- The ability manage your own pipeline and process within your assigned category;
- Strategic liaison with the business to drive and implement change and improvement within procurement and purchasing function;
- Ability to engage with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels;
- Liaising with internal staff to determine Procurement requirements, specifications and supply schedules;
- A solid ability to juggle competing priorities within rigid time frames;
- Experience working within autonomously in a strategic procurement environment;
- Data Analysis & Quality Assurance;
- Supports resolution of supplier performance issues and escalations.