Olam Agri - Manager - Procurement

- Leads evaluation and selection of suppliers in terms of quality, service, cost, and capability.

- Procurement of General ,consumable Items (MRO Items), AGO, Packing material and capex

- Participates in the development of sourcing strategies.

- Looks for productivity gains, which may include working with Improvement Leaders and Service Center personnel.

- Looks for alternative sources, through individual research, and working with other Buyers, Sr. Buyers, and Executive Buyers.

- Oversees contract implementation and supplier performance/interaction; involved with resolving operational issues.

- Documents issues for quality, service, safety, and supply (into the Sourcing quality data bases) and resolves issues with suppliers.

- Identifies and drives continuous improvement.

- Oversees contract implementation and supplier performance and interaction.

- Negotiates and delivers savings to meet business requirements and company objectives.

- Understands market dynamics, labor rates/market rates, etc. that may impact buying.

- Uses Auction Tools, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs and/or sealed bids.

- Creates leveraged agreements as appropriate.

- Calculates and reports accomplishments in all appropriate systems.

- Direct procurement policies to ensure all items are purchased and delivered within budget and time constraints

- Manage vendor and supplier selection process based on price, quality, support, capacity, and reliability

- Develop and manage purchasing budgets and forecasts.

- End to end process knowledge of Import & Export of non commodity procurement and consumable items.

- Well Versed with process of EXIM Certification & documentation process.