• Reporting to the Director, Indirect Procurement, the Lead, Supply Chain holds the responsibility for strategically planning, overseeing, and executing procurement operations.
• This includes the reception and fulfilment of all purchase requisitions, and ensure the provision of all purchasing / procurement related services are coordinated and performed in an efficient manner.

Your Job Duties As A Lead Supply Chain

• Report supplier performance activity within their contract portfolio to the category manager and the contract management team, implementing sustainable solutions for the management to generate cost savings and efficiency improvements.
• Co-Manage the relationship between the various vendors and information technology systems to ensure the service is flowing smoothly.
• Coordinate with relevant internal stakeholders to understand their contract/ agreement requirements.
• Procure goods and services for MH by effectively ensuring that all requisitions are complete and accurate before processing any orders.
• Process orders accurately and distributes goods and materials in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain accurate records of services being rendered and received by the assets (through working with procurement analyst to build appropriate reporting mechanism).
• Efficiently resolve any problems caused by inaccurately filled orders and missed target dates.
• Develop a mechanism to monitors and maintains all purchase orders in the system along with the contract management and business analytics team).
• Build and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate ongoing coordination and collaboration between M42 Procurement and Supply Chain team and the local teams at the assets.
• Leverage and share information with the direct reports and the wider team including the tactical buyers at the assets.
• Serve as trusted advisor aligning closely with client leadership to understand their business and goals.
• Drive reporting requirements to effectively manage strategic, communicate success stories and lessons learned.

Who Can Apply?

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related fields.

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 7 years of experience in purchasing / Supplies department.
• Desired: Health care industry experience.

Knowledge and Skills Desired

• Strong team player, but also able to use own initiative, taking full responsibility for areas of ownership.
• Proactive in requesting feedback from peers and managers, and continuously.
• Strong communication skills (presentation, written and spoken English).
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint and in finance (ERP) systems.
• Understanding of international, regional and local supply markets and working practices.
• Strong commercial acumen, and negotiation skills.

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