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JOB PURPOSE

To provide leadership to Procurement & Purchasing department across the Morocco region to ensure an effective Procurement & Purchasing operation.

Responsibilities / Performance Measures

• Manage all activities of Morocco Procurement and purchasing department to ensure that every dollar spend is spend professionally.


• Plan and manage all procurement and purchase activities to be carried out according to company policies and procedures.


• Analyse and monitor spend to effectively plan activities to ensure lowest total cost to FPI Morocco.


• Optimization of existing procurement and purchasing processes


• Continuously drive change to improve performance


• Ensure proper and correct interactions with key stakeholders and coordination with FCT when required


• Develop and implement Category Management structure


• Develop procurement and purchasing strategies for each of the procurement sections.

 Staff management and development

• Day to day coaching of employees


• Direct management of Supervisors


• Identify development needs and training


• Monitor monthly and weekly planning


• Liaise in problem situations


• Communicate expectations and set targets


• Retain employees

Process management (process owner)

• Develop and implement best FPI procurement and purchasing practices throughout Morocco.


• Ensure effectiveness of process by implementing relevant performance measures? KPI


• Monitor performance of process(es)


• Implement systems and tools to enable electronic handling of tasks and minimize waist


• Efficient procurement of 3rd. party solutions e.g. services and CAPEX


• Provide input to and participate in the development of politics, strategies, procedures and budgeting.


• Ensure continuously improvements and perform annual process reviews

 Quality

• Develop statistics and tools to evaluate supplier performance


• Perform annual Supplier performance evaluation


• Ensure supplier evaluation and selection system is implemented

SPAN OF Communication

• Internal: Director SCM, Plant Managers, All Line Managers, Supervisors


• External: 3. Rd party carriers or Shipping agencies, Customs and other Government Department

Job relevant information (BOUNDARIES & DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY)

• Freedom given to define standard working instructions/procedures for all Purchase and Logistics activities

Skills

Required Qualifications:

• Sc. degree in economy or engineering, experience can replace


• Experience in pipe GRE or GRP business is an advantage

Preferred Experience:

• 8 – 10 years in similar position


• Experience in driving change


• Management across multiple business units is an advantage


• Morocco experience is an advantage


• Knowledge of Category Management and advanced procurement tools

Job-Specific Skills:

• Strong influential skills and motivator


• Strong negotiator


• Self-driven and proactive


• Result oriented

Core Competencies:

• A constructive and proactive approach is a prerequisite for this position and the ability to focus on the target by having proper processes in place to plan, monitor and manage the processes is key to success.