Procurement Manager

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Location: Kingston
Function: Procurement
Sub Function: Procurement - Functional Management
Type of Contract: Permanent

Application deadline: December 12, 2025

JOB PURPOSE:

Deliver competitive advantage from group deals and local deals to the organisation, manage and develop the Procurement team, and act as the key local procurement business partner. Ensure compliance of the source to pay processes, governance and internal controls in line with global and local guidelines and policies. Effectively manage the Procurement Department in such a way that assurance of supply is guaranteed at minimal cost, in a timely and efficient way to the organization as a whole and to the satisfaction of the internal customers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Lead all Business Partnering activities across all functional stakeholders
    Ensure proper execution of centrally negotiated contracts
    Develop sourcing strategies for local spend
    Support strategy development for specific categories upon request of the buyer
    Perform internal and external analysis, generate opportunity proposals and provide input into global and regional opportunity assessment for cost saving projects (value engineering, lower transaction costs, sku rationalisation, cash improvement)
    Evaluate feasibility (ROI) and define business case
    Define high level implementation plan and share with stakeholders
    Provide input cost estimation according to budget planning process
    Ensure availability of Requirements and Conditions prior to tendering
    Contribute to selected negotiations and supplier selections upon request of the category buyer

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

    Bachelor degree in business, finance, commercial, economics or technical discipline 
    Professional qualifications: CPSM/CPM would be an asset
    Minimum 5 years of experience in Purchasing / Procurement
    Minimum 3 years people management experience
    Business Process Knowledge
    Robust Knowledge of the Source to Pay Process
    Strong understanding of Supply Chain and Commercial/Business Services
    Project Management experience
    Proactive in identifying and solving problems/issues
    A drive for continuous professional development in self and others
    Excellent language skills in English
    Application knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint
    Excellent interpersonal skills and relationship building capabilities. Have the ability to quickly form working relationships, gain credibility and influence solutions at a senior level

At HEINEKEN, we brew great beers and we build great brands. We are committed to surprising and exciting our consumers and employees everywhere. We have a proud history and heritage in brewing and in our communities. With operations in over 70 markets globally, we are the world's most international brewer.

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