Procurement Manager (Raw Materials)

What if you could play a role in advancing life around the world?

Would you like to make life cooler for the world around you?

Do you have experience developing and executing category sourcing strategies and would like to be part of a business that creates materials used in everyday products that help make our lives easier and better?

This position will be responsible for the development and execution of category sourcing strategies to support Koura’s growth agenda and developing portfolio of products across Koura’s locations in UK, US, Japan and Mexico and any other regions as required.

Responsibilities

• Work closely and proactively with the Senior Strategic Procurement Manager todevelop the procurement strategy for critical goods and services to support Koura’s challenging growth portfolio

• Work collaboratively with Procurement colleagues, to ensure alignment in ways of working and sharing best practice.

• Implement the agreed procurement strategies,ensuring your day to day activities are fully developed and enable you to maximise your contribution to the business.

• Be responsible for the strategic activities associated with assigned categories, and prepare for handover to business as usual teams

• Establish strong internal stakeholder relationships across the various departments and locations, including but not limited to regional Service Delivery Teams, Operations, Legal, Finance, Business Intelligence, Growth & Technology and Commercial funtions, working collaboratively for the benefit of Koura

• Ensure highest standards of service are delivered to stakeholders across the various regions and timezones. Work flexibly and with agility to ensure all stakeholder groups are supported

• Manage procurement and contract activities across the regions, ensuring full understanding of customer needs and translating them into best value for the business (safety, compliance, cost, quality and security).

Requirements

• Significant experience of sourcing of high value/high volume/critical goods and services globally in the Chemical Industry, with specific knowledge and experience of raw material sourcing/contracting globally
• Good understanding of Incoterms
• Good understanding and working knowledge of various forms of contracting
• Degree/HND or equivalent in Business or similar
• Strong IT Skills: SAP, Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to influence at all levels
• In depth knowledge of contract law, with specific experise of contracting with suppliers across Asia,US and ROW