Head - Procurement - BFSI/IT

Our client needs an experienced, cost-conscious Procurement Manager to take over our purchasing operations. We- re looking for a business-savvy professional who has extensive experience in the industry and who can institute innovative policies to save the company money and improve our product quality. Specifically, we- re looking for someone who can focus on our local spend and improve our relations with existing suppliers while finding new suppliers who can meet our needs more efficiently. We- re a forward-thinking operation with expansion on the horizon, so someone who is willing to grow with our firm will be a perfect fit.

Role Requirements:

- Develop, hone and execute new improved procurement strategies across all channels of purchasing

- Evaluate and enhance our operations in local spend while researching and prospecting developments in global spend

- Delegate tasks and supervise the work of purchasing and procurement agents across all departments

- Manage every aspect of the supply chain and notify the senior management team of any possible obstacles to ideal efficiency

- Institute policies and procedures for collecting and reporting key metrics that will reduce our overall expenses while increasing productivity

- Perform cost analysis and set appropriate benchmarks

- Coordinate deliveries

- Create policies and procedures for risk management and mitigation

Skills:

- Bachelor's Degree in Business or Accounting required (MBA preferred)

- 10+ years- experience in procurement or purchasing

- 4+ years- experience in Technology/IT/Services industry preferred

- Excellent managerial and training skills

- Multilingual preferred