A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Purchasing Manager \u2013 Indirect Spend<\/strong><\/p>\n Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Translates the global into a local purchase strategy. Develops an operational plan that meets the global purchasing objectives. Monitors and does periodic follow-up to make sure objectives are met. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The ideal candidate must have:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field plus 5 years experience Key Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good oral and written communication skills Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n If you meet the above criteria, please submit an application letter and CV to:<\/p>\n recruitpurchasing@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 30 September, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-4pV","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Consolidates the purchasing needs for the plant in scope and being the central point of contact for the local management (plant managers, engineering, finance)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Analyses the purchasing needs on a macro level, defines sourcing strategies and tactics to make the local organisation more competitive and meet business goals
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Monitors and reports results and KPI’s periodically to management. Takes actions where necessary to improve KPI’s
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Is end-responsible to negotiate with local suppliers to ensure optimum price\/quality\/service levels. This includes supplier selection, defining total cost of ownership, market analysis, cost benchmarking & complaint handling
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Supports strategic sourcing initiatives to deliver long range programmes for MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operating Supplies) and related capital services.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Is fully responsible for ensuring correct implementation of the documented P2P process into our ERP systems ensuring data quality to enable correct reporting.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Plans and evaluates the performance of assigned staff, establish performance measures and personal development goals, monitor performance, provide coaching to staff for improvement and development<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Or Master’s in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management plus 3 years of professional practice in related field
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Engineering \/ technical background is desirable
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 High level of proficiency in Ms Word, PowerPoint and Excel etc
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience in use of purchasing software e.g SAP, Maximo etc<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong analytical skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Commercial awareness
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The ability to adapt to different client needs and to develop and maintain successful working relationships
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A flair for negotiation and networking
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The ability to make important decisions and cope with the pressure of demanding targets and tight deadlines
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A confident and mature approach
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Tact and diplomacy<\/p>\n