Senior Buyer - Business services & Commerce

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to handle planning, organization, and coordination of material commercial procurement operations in accordance with overall business goals and to assist the procurement department in the analysis, evaluation, and development of sourcing choices.

Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Role

1. Purchases goods, materials, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
2. Ensures continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicates any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
3. Secures all necessary supplies and commercial services, and assures delivery in accordance with specifications, on schedule, in full, and at the lowest possible cost.
4. Prepares tenders and participates in discussions in order to ensure the supply of products and services required by Heineken and ABC at the best possible terms and conditions.
5. Receives and processes supplier invoices and organizes payment arrangements.
6. Provides the necessary estimates to process purchase orders, together with all necessary precise requirements.
7. Ensures the timely provision of complete and proper import documents in order to guarantee prompt customs clearance and the avoidance of any delays and/or demurrage fines.

   Strategic Continuous Improvement

   1. Develops creative and innovative procurement processes. 
   2. Develops ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
   3. Monitors market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers.
   4. Participates in new product innovation (NPI) initiatives to guarantee the effective introduction of new products, as well as the timely provision of any associated activities and materials.

   Supplier Management

   1. Develops and maintains proper relationships with the strategic suppliers.
   2. Performs and maintains supplier performance evaluations and addresses development areas.
   3. Prepares a report on supplier performance management for assessment purposes.
   4. Ensures the OTIF of the materials purchase of the agreed quality and quantity across all the categories.
   5. Identifies and evaluates new suppliers according to established procedures.
   6. Negotiates contracts, improves prices and terms of business with suppliers and reviews opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
   7. Oversees supplier contract development and administration in coordination with the legal team.
   8. Manages the working capital through negotiations for an optimal payment plan for the company’s purchased materials.
   9. Develops suppliers’ Sustainability Capabilities such as Reducing Carbon footprint.
   10. Ensures proper contracting across different categories to assure that business value is secured.
   11. Ensures suppliers onboard are properly qualified from a quality and safety perspective.
   12. Registers all opportunity evaluations, sourcing strategies, sourcing activities, and supplier codes on the designated system.