Large commodity operations

Responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services, and managing vendors for the particular SBU the talent will be assigned. The successful candidate will be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find the best suppliers.

Responsibilities
• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand

• Engineer, preferably a mechanical engineer
• With 7-10 years of experience in a leadership role in purchasing or procurement in a manufacturing company

Reports to: CFO
Work Location: BGC, Taguig