Delivery Manager/ Sourcing Manager

Delivery Manager/ Sourcing Manager:- Procurement / SAP / eSourcing / Accounts Payable / CSR / eAuction / Purchasing / CIPS, ISM / English

Background: The Delivery Manager is responsible for the deployment of strategic procurement initiatives within a designated manufacturing network, ensuring alignment with Category Management strategies. This role acts as a key business partner to the site/network and encompasses supplier management (including negotiation, contracting, and performance monitoring), as well as handling escalations from business stakeholders. The Delivery Manager plays a key part in driving cost savings, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to optimize value for Operations.

Ensuring all procurement requests adhere to category guidance and comply with relevant policies, standards, and procedures is paramount. The role involves collaborating with both Procurement and Business stakeholders to understand requirements and execute the appropriate procurement process using established methodologies and tools. The Procurement Delivery Manager also works closely with Category Management teams to address end-user needs and identify opportunities for demand aggregation and leverage.

Furthermore, this position requires proficiency in business enterprise tools (eg, SAP) and a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, including requirements documentation, analysis, negotiation, and stakeholder communication. The Procurement Delivery Manager translates business needs into clear procurement specifications, ensuring efficient execution and high levels of internal customer service. This role contributes to identifying and delivering overall savings opportunities. The perfect candidate has knowledge of business enterprise tools (eg SAP) and the overall procurement process / methodology, such as documenting requirements, conducting analysis and negotiations, and communicating with stakeholders and suppliers. The role has a strong understanding of internal stakeholder functions and requirements, and effectively translates business needs into procurement requirements. By efficiently and effectively executing the procurement process end-to-end, the Delivery Manager/ Sourcing Manager ensures that end user demand and expectations are satisfied. In addition to providing high levels of internal customer service, the role also contributes to overall savings opportunity identification and delivery. Tasks & Responsibilities:

Must Haves:

• Strategic procurement initiatives - Deployment of strategic procurement initiatives within a manufacturing network ensuring a focus on efficiency, compliance, and the quality of customer service. This includes the following actions:
• Understand end-user requirements as received directly or indirectly
• Leverage the applicable category guidance documents and procurement knowledge to determine the best method for driving value in meeting the request
• Coordination of the sourcing process (RfIs, RfQs, RfPs) for the delivery of sourcing activity, incl. the application of eSourcing tools. Support the implementation of new processes, policies, and technologies
• Execute support requests, applying continuous improvement methodologies where possible
• Ensure compliance to applicable policies, standards, and operating procedures to maintain the organization's right to operate
• Communicate the status, progress, and outcomes of procurement activities
• Support the creation and review of relevant purchasing documentation
• Maintain information flows - Responsible for maintaining strong information flows back to the Category Management teams in the event of:
• High-value or non-standard requests (ie those not covered by guidelines)
• Opportunities to aggregate demand and generate additional leverage
• Regular submission of operations data and requirements to develop new strategies
• Collaborate with support functions - Collaborate on an as-needed basis with relevant business support functions (eg Accounts Payable) to drive operational efficiencies and maximum value-add to the business
• Monitor targets and KPIs - Ensure that Direct Procurement Operations targets and metrics on customer service are delivered. Track and monitor these metrics where required, and escalate issues as they arise
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - Support CSR initiatives related to (candidate) suppliers, eg supplier diversity, anti-bribery, animal welfare, etc.
• Training - Perform continuous professional development activities and ensure up-to-date training in processes and systems relevant to the position
• University degree, with a business-related degree, preferably a post-graduate business qualification
• Business level fluency in English as well as the primary business lan