Procurement Manager

Location : Lahore,

Job Summary :

The Procurement Manager will specialize in implementing cost-effective purchases of all Non-Merchandise goods and services across a variety of departments and products / services.

Responsibilities :

Key Accountabilities :

• Collaborate with finance, business and other key stakeholders to help achieve / realize planned benefits
• Evaluate, review, validate and approve project charters in collaboration with finance
• Validate addressable spend of prospective projects
• Inform bi-monthly operating expense and capital expenditure forecasts based upon results of procurement activities
• Coordinate with finance and business in identifying and quantifying bottoms-up benefits opportunities based upon Procurement Roadmap
• Detailed review of spend data by type (e.g. Distribution, Professional Fees, etc.) and department (e.g. Advertising, IT, etc.) in support of keep Procurement Roadmap current and forward-looking
• Validate spend classification of non-merchandise spend through discussions with departmental finance partners
• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
• Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
• Within Contracts Tracker, update and revise various project attributes including status, timing of implementation and accounting treatment.
• Create procedures for collecting and reporting key metrics that will reduce overall expenses.

Education and Experience :

Skills and Behaviors