Job Description Purchasing Manager , Alcea

Summary of the role

Alcea was integrated into ASSA ABLOY Critical Infrastructure Business Area a year ago. We are now looking for an experienced Purchasing Manager who will be responsible for all purchasing activities. The candidate will have a strong ability to work as part of a team.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

Monitoring and Steering :

• To act as a point of reference for all the company’s purchases (stock, workshop parts and consumables, overheads, excluding equipment investment).
• To be the business reference for CSR purchasing processes, to ensure that they are used correctly and to contribute to improvement projects, taking into account the development needs of users.
• Contribute to the optimisation of purchasing processes and manage them.
• Implementing and monitoring business KPIs (stock levels, supplier evaluation, etc.).
• Monitoring and optimising the purchasing budget in collaboration with the management controller.
• Working closely on a daily basis with the Group’s teams.
• Helping to optimise and manage purchasing processes.
• Implementing and monitoring business KPIs (stock levels, supplier evaluation, etc.).
• Monitoring and optimising the purchasing budget in collaboration with the management controller.
• Working closely on a daily basis with the Group’s teams.

Supplier management :

• Look for sources of cost reduction and favourable purchasing conditions (prospecting, competitive tendering, supplier/trade show visits, etc.).
• Negotiate agreements with certain suppliers and/or service providers.
• Validating or renegotiating a listing.
• Intervene in the event of a dispute with a supplier.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required

• Strong experience of purchasing processes.
• Ability to develop and analyse performance indicators.
• Team spirit and excellent communication skills.
• Thoroughness.
• Ability to adapt and react quickly.
• Ability to make proposals.
• self-motivated.
• Pedagogical skills.
• Fluent English essential.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. Rather, it is intended only to describe the general nature of the job. Employee may be expected to perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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