Senior Procurement Specialist At Lafarge Egypt

Overview

Implement Procurement strategies in close cooperation with Category Managers. Manage the operational and transactional procurement for goods and/or services.

Responsibilities:

1-Health & Safety:

Adhere to and enforce relevant legislation and policies and ensure that the highest degree of safety and safe working practices are maintained.

2-Functional:

• Manage Procurement activities of the category in accordance with the sourcing strategy, as well as applicable policies, procedures and specifications to deliver savings to the company and reduce total cost.
• Lead selected sub-category spend elements with close collaboration with his category Manager.
• Manage his/her day to day P2P operation in a state of the art mode, to ensure compliance and the highest level of controls.
• On time performance of the P2P tasks, in line with the internal control requirements.

• Manage the operational and transactional Procurement category in accordance with Lafarge category strategy, as well as applicable policies, procedures and specifications
• SAP PO and SA creation and follow-up.
• Act as the point of contact between country Category Management and stakeholders
• Monitoring supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in Country, in line with regional and global strategies.
• Identify & report saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives at all operational levels, in line with his pre-defined scope of sourcing work.
• Negotiate in close coordination with Category Management for local volumes, processes, quality levels and prices
• Challenge requesters to have optimum and consolidated scope of work.
• Ensure contracts renewal by transparent bidding process before contract expiry.
• Introduce new potential suppliers/contractors in market with efficient alternatives
• Create and support the bidding process locally as defined by category strategy
• Align internal decision makers through focused communication
• Adhere to and enforce relevant legislation and policies and Ensure that the highest degree of safety and safe working practices are maintained.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience:

Education:

• Faculty of Engineering or commerce or equivalent

Skills:

• Good Knowledge in Category Management
• Good Knowledge of Different ERP Systems specially SAP
• Language & Communication Skills:
• Excellent Command of Spoken & written English
• Excellent Communication and Negotiation Skills

Experience:

• With 3-5 years of experience is a plus in a strategic procurement role (sourcing) with exposure to supply chain management, complex strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards.
• Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with required drive and energy to ensure that the challenging benefits and capability building agenda are successfully delivered.

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