Role and Responsibilities
The Procurement Specialist is responsible for managing the procurement of direct and indirect materials and services to ensure uninterrupted supply to manufacturing operations while achieving cost, quality, delivery, and working capital objectives.
The role partners closely with Production Planning, Operations, Quality, Finance, and Global Procurement to execute sourcing strategies, manage supplier performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the supply chain. The successful candidate will have strong procurement execution skills, supplier management experience, and a proactive approach to resolving supply risks and driving operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement & Supply Management
- Execute procurement activities for assigned direct materials, packaging materials, indirect spend categories, and services.
- Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders and manage end-to-end procurement transactions within SAP.
- Ensure material availability to support production plans and customer commitments.
- Monitor supplier delivery performance and proactively manage supply risks.
- Coordinate with planning and operations teams to address shortages, delays, and capacity constraints.
- Maintain optimal inventory levels in line with working capital and service objectives.
Supplier Management
- Manage day-to-day supplier relationships and performance.
- Monitor supplier KPIs including:
- On-Time Delivery (OTD)
- Quality performance
- Lead time adherence
- Responsiveness
- Cost competitiveness
- Conduct supplier performance reviews and support corrective action implementation where required.
- Escalate supply risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure business continuity.
Cost & Contract Management
- Support sourcing initiatives and cost reduction projects.
- Obtain quotations and conduct commercial evaluations.
- Participate in supplier negotiations under guidance from Global Procurement or Supply Chain leadership.
- Support implementation of payment term optimization initiatives.
- Ensure contract pricing and procurement terms are accurately maintained within systems.
Inventory & Working Capital Management
- Collaborate with planning teams to optimize inventory levels.
- Identify excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory risks.
- Support inventory reduction initiatives without compromising customer service.
- Monitor supplier lead times and MOQ impacts on inventory performance.
SAP & Process Excellence
- Maintain accurate procurement master data including:
- Vendor records
- Pricing information
- Lead times
- Procurement parameters
- Support SAP implementation and continuous process standardization initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval authorities, and audit requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement opportunities in procurement processes and supplier collaboration.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline.
- 3–7 years of procurement, purchasing, materials management, or supply chain experience.
- Experience in manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Experience working with international suppliers and supply networks.
- SAP ERP experience preferred.
- Experience supporting sourcing, supplier management, and inventory optimization initiatives
Preferred Skills
- Experienced in procurement or supply chain with a manufacturing environment
- Good understanding of supplier management, inventory control and material planning (MRP)
- Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Excel for procurement and data analysis
- Strong communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and suppliers
- Experience supporting cost saving, process improvement or SAP implementation
