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The role drives strategic sourcing, supplier performance, cost optimization, inventory efficiency, risk management, and procurement governance while supporting operational excellence and business growth.\nThe incumbent will work closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers, regulatory authorities, and Group Procurement teams to ensure uninterrupted supply, maximize value creation, improve service levels, and contribute to the achievement of organizational objectives.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Strategic Sourcing & Procurement\nDevelop and implement procurement strategies aligned with business objectives.\nLead sourcing initiatives and supplier selection processes to achieve best value while maintaining required quality standards.\nNegotiate favorable commercial terms, pricing agreements, contracts, and service level agreements.\nDrive cost reduction, value engineering, and total cost of ownership (TCO) initiatives.\nMonitor market trends, commodity prices, and supply risks to support informed procurement decisions.\nEnsure the timely availability of materials, goods, and services in line with business requirements and production plans.\n2. Supplier Relationship & Performance Management\nEstablish and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers.\nConduct supplier evaluations, audits, and performance reviews.\nDevelop alternative sources of supply to improve competitiveness and reduce supply chain risk.\nManage supplier performance against agreed KPIs relating to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, and compliance.\nFacilitate supplier development initiatives to improve service delivery and operational performance.\n3. Inventory & Supply Assurance\nCollaborate with Planning, Production, and Warehousing teams to ensure material availability.\nMaintain optimal inventory levels while minimizing excess and obsolete stock.\nMonitor supplier lead times and supply continuity risks.\nEnsure procurement activities support inventory optimization and working capital management objectives.\nReview existing stock levels before initiating purchases to avoid duplication and unnecessary inventory holding. \n4. Imports, Logistics & Regulatory Compliance\nOversee procurement-related import activities and ensure timely clearance of imported materials.\nMaintain strong relationships with customs authorities, shipping agents, transporters, and related stakeholders.\nEnsure compliance with customs regulations, import documentation requirements, duties, taxes, and bonded warehouse obligations.\nMonitor and manage procurement risks associated with transportation and international sourcing.\nEnsure appropriate insurance arrangements for goods in transit and storage.\n5. Procurement Governance & Compliance\nEnsure full compliance with procurement policies, procedures, SOPs, and internal controls.\nImplement robust procurement controls to minimize financial, operational, and compliance risks.\nMaintain accurate procurement records, contracts, and documentation.\nSupport internal and external audits and address audit findings within agreed timelines.\nEnsure procurement activities comply with applicable legal, regulatory, and ethical standards.\n6. Stakeholder Management\nPartner with Finance on budgeting, supplier payments, and Letters of Credit.\nCollaborate with Planning and Operations teams to understand current and future material requirements.\nProvide procurement insights and support strategic business initiatives.\nWork closely with Group Procurement and other business units to leverage synergies, standardize practices, and share best practices.\nBuild strong relationships with internal customers to ensure high levels of service and satisfaction.\n7. Leadership & Team Development\nLead, mentor, and develop the procurement team to achieve departmental objectives.\nEstablish performance goals and conduct regular performance reviews.\nIdentify training and development needs and implement succession planning initiatives.\nFoster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer service excellence.\nPromote adherence to company values, safety standards, and ethical business practices.\nRequirements\nQualifications & ExperienceEducation\nBachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Business Administration, Commerce, Engineering, or a related field.\nEngineering qualification will be an added advantage.\nProfessional Qualifications\nProfessional certification in Procurement and Supply Chain Management such as CIPS.\nMembership in a recognized professional procurement body.\nExperience\nMinimum 8-10 years of progressive procurement and supply chain experience.\nAt least 5 years in a leadership or managerial procurement role.\nExperience in a manufacturing or consumer goods environment.\nDemonstrated experience in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, and procurement transformation initiatives.\nExperience with ERP systems, preferably SAP.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5136,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":5,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T08:10:29Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":31,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.695,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":54,"expected_fill_days":36,"reasons":["conf:1","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/safal-group-procurement-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/safal-group-procurement-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T04:53:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4614,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4489024},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4489024"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsafal-group-procurement-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsafal-group-procurement-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsafal-group-procurement-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/safal-group-procurement-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsafal-group-procurement-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3511288}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"safalgroup.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3511288},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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