Procurement Executive At Philip Morris International

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Receive Purchase requisition from requester in the designed brief format Prepare and review all the purchase documentation for all IM&S requests after securing the needed approvals before sharing with requestor to create the purchase requestion.
• Follow closely with suppliers on orders preparation and confirmation, Regular report updates on orders status and fast alerts in case of any expected delays or changes.
• Meet regularly our internal customers to identify their needs and suggestion for improvements.
• Participate in the annual budget preparation for the IM&S total expected spend. Report quarterly any variances for actuals vs. budget showing correct reason code either driven by volume/ value variances.
• Define, Build and maintain suppliers data base for current and future business needs.
• Assure to have backup suppliers for critcial services or goods that are running at exceptional basis or with no backup.
• Lead biddings and negotiations with suppliers and Develop annual plans to deliver the saving targets to achieve annual productivity targets in line with the business costing strategy .
• Report on a quarterly basis the savings to the designated tools.
• Negotiate optimal terms and conditions with vendors/suppliers, leveraging know-how of the vendor/supplier market and global/regional cost base of assigned categories to achieve economies of scale
• Maintain and update price lists and agreements in order to guarantee accurate documentation for purchasing decisions
• Guarantee a correct and updated information regarding supplier’s selection, biddings and spend to ensure transparency and comply with internal policies.
• Monitor suppliers performance through clear and specific KPI’s.
• Develop Supplier Relationship Management, working together with common goals and sharing best practices in order to achieve sustainable service in deliveries and competitive prices.
• Assess and measure potential risks’ exposures (supply, financial,image /reputation)
• Establish contingency plans to prevent them and/or mitigate their impact s accordingly to risk management strategies
• Guard and Embed PMI procurement policy to assure compliance across the full buying cycle activities for IM&S Category.
• Assure all the business e-system(s) are updated and reflect the actual and latest status for vendors & materials and orders activities.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Minimum 4-5 years experience in procurement function specialized in “Indirect materials & services”
• well rounded experience with analytical & presentation skills with numeric mindset and expansive connections with vendors in multiple categories .Web development and SEO Optimization.
  

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