Head - Purchase - Automotive/Steel/Heavy Industry

Purchase Head - International (Africa) - Group Company (Experience must in Automotive, Steel Industries, Heavy Industries)

Experience: 10- 15 Years

Salary: 4000 USD to 6000 USD / Month

Overall Purpose of the Role:

- Responsible for ongoing management of purchasing strategy and activity and for ensuring optimal supplier performance and price. Develop and implement a strategy to ensure the function is operating in line with the objectives of the business to add value, mitigate supply chain risk and deliver cost savings.

- Develop and maintain strategic supplier relationships and manage the development of contracts, contractual relationships and contract management to deliver continuous improvement in delivery of goods and services by the supply base.

- Lead and manage a team of Buyers to deliver the appropriate support to the business to ensure corporate and business development objectives are met. Work alongside the senior management team in contributing to overall business objectives

Key Responsibilities:

- Strategy and Development.

- General and Task Management

- People Management

- Financial Budget and Control

- Relationship Management

- Environmental

- Self-Management

Skills and Attributes:

- Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimize team

- performance and development

- Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage,

- negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers

- Strong and confident negotiator with the ability to negotiate at all levels

- Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills

- Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities

- Results orientated with ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines

- Commercially and financially astute with experience of managing budgets