As a Country Purchasing Manager your job purpose is to develop and implement specific country Purchasing strategy, policies and procedures in line with corporate strategy. Drives indirects & services purchasing activites such as strategic sourcing, contract management, Morocco supplier performance management within a sound relationship with suppliers. Guarantees indirects inventroy and services goals achievement through efficient risk management and continous improvement proposals in order to support Coficab’s business objectives within a lowest possible total cost.
Your key challenges are:
- Contributes in the development of an appropriate regional sourcing strategy regarding regional purchases within a fully understanding of Coficab spend categories & the characteristics of specific supplier market. Supports the identification of high potential regional alternative suppliers.
- Drafts and reviews contracts or agreements, leads negotiation of procurement contracts or agreements terms & conditions and monitors the approval process according to the predefined procedure and the purchasing rules.
- Consolidates, controls and analyses the annual purchasing budget. Defines and coordinates immediate corrective mesures in case of discreapency and regarding pooling of procurement regionally.
- Develops and maintains updated purchasing and suppliers risk mapping and conducts continuously risks assessment linked to supply sources including supplier market & region risks. Develops and monitors contingency plan, initiates, if needed, its implementation and follows up accordingly improvement actions plans realization and effectiveness.
- Monitors regional supplier performance management process by reviewing regularly collected & consolidated required data, supervising the regional rating according to predefined grids and ensuring a timely report of obtained results and feedbacks to suppliers.
- Contributes actively in regional supplier performance improvement within a sound relationship with suppliers and oversees, if needed, regional suppliers audits according approved audit plan.
- Prepares, communicates and reviews regional purchasing KPI’s & periodic report and defines accordingly continuous improvement plans of processes, procedures and systems to meet the Purchasing department and the Company’s objectives.
Educational Requirements:
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Supply Chain Management or related fields.
- Engineering degree (industrial, mechanical)
Required Experience:
- 5 to 10 years in similar position in industrial environment (automotive sector is desired)
Required Skills to perform the job:
Functional and Technical Competencies in: Purchasing strategies, Purchasing processes and procedures, Negociation skills, Sourcing techniques, Suppliers relationship management, National and international import/export legislation, Legal norms (contracts), Basic accounting and finance, Continuous improvement techniques, Quality & EHS standards, Analytical and problem solving skills, Organizational skills, Budgeting & Cost estimating, Project Management, Risk Management.
Software:
MS Office Softwares ( Excel, Words, PPT, ..) and MES, ERP applications
Languages: English is a must.
Behavioral Competencies in: Communication, Building Relationships, Self-Development, Managing Performance, Personal Effectiveness, Business Skills, Leading people, developing others.
If you feel you’re the right candidate for the role as our Country Purchasing Manager then please click ‘apply’ now! We’d love to hear from you!
