Head of Procurement

As a result of ongoing and continued successes within Indonesia and beyond, this leader within the personal care industry is recruiting for a Head of Procurement job based in Jakarta.

About the Head of Procurement Role:
In this business critical role, you will be responsible for developing end-to-end procurement system including forecasting, market trend update, material sourcing, supplier management and audit, supply availability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop end-to-end procurement process of raw materials, commodity, and packaging materials
• Understand economic factors impacting material price cycles and trend
• Responsible for tracking markets and gather information on supply and demand and price determining factors
• Analyse and forecast on price trends to ensure supply compliance
• Develop procurement strategies and negotiation of contracts to maximise the benefit to the organisation
• Perform cost benefit analysis and benchmarking of the market and competition to find cost saving opportunities
• Ensure and improve vendor performance and product quality
• Initiate alternative sources of materials
• Responsible for resolution of issues related to material quality, specifications, revalidations, damages/losses and commercial issues related to materials vendors

To succeed in this Head of Procurement role, you will need to have the ability to work effectively and co-operatively with other teams and internal matrix.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree from related field
• At least 10 years' work experience of management level in procurement category
• Proven experience in strategic procurement and contract management
• Proven achievement in cost saving project
• Proactive, can-do attitude, having ability to work under pressure and solve problems
• High level of proficiency in English
• Self Driven to build and setting up new procurement system from scratch
• Good communication and strong leadership
• Good stakeholder management

This leading personal care retail company has an outstanding reputation in its field. The brand is growing within Indonesia and internationally, this is a great brand to join at an exciting time in their development.

The culture is driven and demanding, but if you are a talented, self driven and seeking the right opportunity to take your career forward, this Head of Procurement is the role for you. You will be a part of a well-known company that values innovation and a progressive mindset.

Apply today or contact me to discuss this new opportunity.