Regional Procurement Manager
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About the Role
Sulzer Ltd seeks a Regional Procurement Manager to develop and lead procurement strategy for Services across the Middle East & CIS region. The role involves managing supplier performance, reducing costs, and aligning procurement with business strategies.
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Responsibilities
- Develop regional procurement strategy, objectives and processes for Services division across Middle East & CIS
- Align regional priorities with Global Services SCM, division procurement and local business requirements
- Develop and maintain a high performance procurement culture improving KPI delivery and customer service
- Deliver regional procurement benefits, savings, cost avoidance and supplier performance improvements
- Manage long term partnerships with key strategic suppliers
- Assess, qualify and select regional suppliers in cooperation with product line and project teams
- Draft regional framework agreements and execute contract management
- Coordinate procurement development activities such as governance, digital tools, e procurement, supplier development
- Standardize and monitor procurement processes
- Build and maintain a strong regional network with legal entity procurement managers
Requirements
- Result oriented
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements
- Strategic mindset and problem solving skills
- In depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
- Strong negotiation skills for large commercial deals
- Experience with modern category management, sourcing and procurement systems
- Willingness to travel
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Role Overview
- Develop and lead the regional procurement strategy, objectives, governance and processes for Services across the Middle East & CIS region.
- Covers all product lines including pump services, turbomachinery services, electromechanical services, spare parts, retrofits and field/site services.
- Aligns regional procurement priorities with division, global SCM and business strategies.
- Accountable for improving supplier performance, reducing COPQ, improving OTIF delivery, shortening lead times, strengthening contract coverage and reducing TCO.
Main Tasks
- Develop regional procurement strategy, objectives and processes for the Services division across Middle East & CIS.
- Align regional priorities with Global Services SCM, division procurement and local business requirements.
- Develop and maintain a high performance procurement culture that improves KPI delivery and customer service.
- Work across the division matrix organization, balancing global category strategies, regional needs, local legal entity requirements and service centre execution priorities.
- Deliver regional procurement benefits, savings, cost avoidance and supplier performance improvements across all service product lines.
- Provide specialist advice, guidance and service on leading practice procurement to the region.
- Manage long term partnerships with key strategic suppliers, in alignment with division procurement.
- Assess, qualify and select regional suppliers in close cooperation with product line, service centre, project execution and legal entity teams.
- Draft regional framework agreements and execute contract management.
- Coordinate procurement development activities: governance, new tools digital developments, e procurement, supplier development, supplier risk, ESG.
- Standardize and monitor procurement processes.
- Build and maintain a strong regional network with legal entity procurement managers and operational stakeholders across Middle East & CIS.
Competencies Required
- Result oriented
- Effectively develop and manage the team
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills and even better listening skills
- Drive & Motivation
- Willingness and capability to lead discussions and make decisions
- Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, as well as standard contractual terms and conditions
- Strategic mindset and problem solving skills
- In depth knowledge of sourcing and procurement principles and best practices
- Strong negotiation skills to use for large commercial deals
- Experience with modern category management, sourcing and procurement systems
- Willingness to travel
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