Chief Purchasing Officer

Job Description : CHIEF PURCHASER DUBAI FOR FMCG TRADING AND MANUFACTURING CO will be responsible for all the processes of Procurement (Purchasing Items), Identifying Potential suppliers. Responsibilities: · He should be responsible for all the activities related to Procurement including Strategy and Development, General and Task Management, Supply Chain Management and Accountabilities, People Management, Relationship Management and Self- Management. · Creation and ongoing value creation with a world class supply base Development of organizational procurement strategy. · Creation and management of short, mid, and long term goals and objectives Creation and improvement of best-practice based processes (e.g., leadership of highvalue/strategic sourcing efforts). · Management of business process outsourcing activities. · Identification and realization of cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities. · Selection and management of procurement systems. · Management of procurement staff in (and across) sourcing, contracting, transactional. purchasing, supplier management, and miscellaneous internal procurement support activities. · Creating a talent management process in coordination with HR to ensure that the right resources are in place. · Managing the skills and competency development of procurement staff, including training development and knowledge management capabilities. · Leadership of cross-functional teaming across other business functions and initiatives. · Budget management for categories under management – and for procurement itself. · Development of benchmarks and scorecards to be used for continuous improvement. · Building a Procurement Center of Excellence (CoE) to help transform Procurement. Skills Required: · Strong leadership skills,Team player at executive levels to collaborate with business units and functional partners like IT, finance, HR, legal, etc. The biggest reason for CPOs not staying long at a firm is due to culture. · Working knowledge of finance and/or accounting in terms of budgeting, cost management, financial accounting, treasury, risk management, etc. · Industry knowledge in terms of broad industry dynamics on the buy-side (and the sellside),but also the internal knowledge and “language of the business” Excellent communication skills and even better listening skills that allows the CPO to get the “voice of the internal customer” and to understand the company culture and how to best communicate procurement’s value to it. · Ability to “sell” procurement’s value and to run procurement as a services business like any other well-run professional services business. · In-depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices, but doesn’t have to come from within the procurement ranks. · Strong negotiation skills to use for large commercial deals. Experience with modern sourcing and procurement systems. · Change management skills and self awareness to take varying approaches with a dynamic set of stakeholders (e.g., expert model vs. facilitative model). · Knowledge of enterprise risk management and business continuity planning. Additional Requirement: At least 10 years of senior supply management experience (or 15 years depending on the job requirements and the skills/education of the candidate), operational management experience, or experience in the primary service delivery of the organization is typical. Candidates typically come up from the ranks or from procurement organizations of another firm (usually within a similar industry – but not always), but for those who come from: · Other parts of the business (finance, supply chain, engineering, etc.) · Procurement consulting (i.e., partner level for many years)

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