Deputy Head of Procurement – Hunedoara

ABC Human Capital este urmarea fireasca a experientei castigate de fondatorul companiei, in acest domeniu vast, complex, provocator, in continua miscare si schimbare al resurselor umane.
Anul 2005 a reprezentat momentul concretizarii unui ideal: fondarea unei agentii de recrutare si executive search ce pune la dispozitia clientilor sai atat consultanta in recrutare si headhunting, precum si intreaga gama de servicii aferente capitalului uman.
Adaptam cu succes noile tendinte din domeniul Resurselor Umane si utilizam creativ oportunitatile pe care le ofera mediul economic pentru atingerea target-urilor comerciale si de comunicare ale partenerilor nostri.
Activitatea noastra se traduce in solutii inteligente bazate pe baze de date complete si complexe, aplicatii web, portaluri de informare si socializare, baterii de teste concepute si implementate impreuna cu fiecare dintre parteneri, campanii de marketing online si headhunting.

Must-haves

Masters in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics or related field
At least 10 years’ experience in a procurement role in steel or another heavy industrial environment
Extensive experience with project and process documentation
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products and SAP – notably purchase to pay modules
Effective communication skills, written and verbal
Strong decision-making, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Fluency in English with Romanian being an advantage

It’s a plus if you have the following

Demonstrated success in managing teams
Ability to work with and/or lead people and teams to achieve positive results
Good benchmarking skills
Conflict resolution skills

Main tasks

Organization:

Develop lean and agile organization
Promote Productivity and Performance driven culture
Provide leadership to the procurement team to ensure the development of a working environment that is conducive to the achievement of KPIs and that employees achieve their full potential by gaining new skills through the provision of effective mentoring and training programs
Develop and maintain a departmental structure that adheres to company’s policies, enables teamwork and personal development while focusing on the achievement of results.
Ensure training and coaching is provided to all department employees, with specific attention to employees as part of the Company’s Training.
Create Trained work force- Negotiations, Compliance, Processes and Use of IT tools, Cybersecurity, compliance
Ensure all members of the department have clearly defined accountabilities and roles and that individual development plans are in place to enable goals to be achieved.
Ensure all members of the department receive feedback on their performance and participate in formal GEDP and performance review processes.

Operational procurement:

Implement sourcing strategies aligned with segment approach
PR to PO conversion – Cycle time improvement and bring in line with segment targets
PO to Invoice- Automation and remove web cycles working closely with Finance
Help develop team to negotiate spot orders and even involve herself/himself on high value negotiations. Escalate to the site CEO/segment purchasing as required.
Intensive and innovative industry/supply market and category research, intelligence, analysis and triangulation
Detailed, comprehensive, product and supplier cost models with appropriate and customized local pricing strategy intelligence
Delivery and tracking of sourcing benefit value, including continuous improvement
Drive strong compliance and internal controls. Align SCM activities in line with corporate requirements
Aim for supplier cost management with emphasis on P2P
Conduct in-depth, systemic, and routine analysis on all Supply Chain KPI’s including, purchase requisition status, purchase order throughout the procurement cycle, inbound orders, indents and transit schedules, GR/IR account status and monitoring, query resolution, payable and advances analysis, progressive improvement, and compliance checks
Manage Capex procurement with site/.segment/AMCG practices
Material Master/Vendor Master and SAP management
Manage Logistics contracts and help site logistics team in arranging the cost effective transportation for finished goods. Manage on cargo planning /transporean or any other digitized tool
Oversee the operation of warehouses to serve the site in the least coast way

Supplier Management:

Develop Vendor Management practices aligned with the segment
Prepare risk profiles and create due diligence exercise and prepare plans to mitigate
Ensure responsible sourcing in the contracting
Manage and communicate with all Interfaces:

Manage communication and exchanges with Internal customers, suppliers, Site and segment leadership, colleagues for different mills, EPO, Finance

Digitalization objectives:

Implement and use the IT tools to digitize the procurement process
Spend analytics from SAP developed in excel/ access, savings tracking, periodic reporting
SAP front end -Ariba Development in line with segment priorities
E Catalogs/contract management
Mapping all processes on IT for automation as much as possible
Help train user function for all the interfaces related to MM module and IT links

Continuous improvement objectives:

Undertake continuous improvement programs and initiatives to achieve and improve plant performance by diligent monitoring of trends, variables and resources
Investigate, assess and where appropriate, trial new technology, keeping abreast of industry developments.
Implement Innovative materials management practices- JIT, Consignment and others

Health and Safety objectives:

Provide leadership necessary to ensure that employees and any contractors adhere to safety and environmental standards that meet or exceed industry standards and any applicable legislation.
Prepare contract audits and ensure consequence management in the contracts
Develop action plans with subcontractors along with site Safety/operations people
Negotiate contracts with H&Safety KPI included and rated in the contracts
Housekeeping of warehouses and flow improvements
Subcontractor’s health and safety management programs in line with segment/site priorities

Financial and other targets:

Help achieve Value creation with defined actions
Help financial teams achieve quarterly cash targets with suppliers communication and payment terms and inventory reviews
Review consumptions norms and provide for right ordering with support of operations and maintenance departments
Strong compliance culture propagation – Internal & external
Develop KPI reporting