Netherlands Job Openings
DP World
Commercial Procurement Manager
Rotterdam
FULL TIME
October 25, 2024
DP World is seeking a dynamic and experienced Commercial Procurement Manager to join our team in The Netherlands. Proficiency in Dutch is a significant advantage. If you’re ready to make an impact in a global logistics leader, we want to hear from you!
The main purpose of the Manager, Commercial Procurement – Europe role is to Initiate, Draft, Validate & sign off, Implement and Execute Procurement strategy for Bids and Launches for external customer projects for Europe Region. With a primary focus on optimizing business efficiency and meeting business needs. You work with a Strategic/Tactical stakeholder group and projects. You coach and guide the Commercial Procurement Leads & Specialists in your assigned region.
The main purpose of the Manager, Commercial Procurement – Europe role is to Initiate, Draft, Validate & sign off, Implement and Execute Procurement strategy for Bids and Launches for external customer projects for Europe Region. With a primary focus on optimizing business efficiency and meeting business needs. You work with a Strategic/Tactical stakeholder group and projects. You coach and guide the Commercial Procurement Leads & Specialists in your assigned region.
How you will contribute:
- Being the Procurement Expert in your Projects for the Europe Region.
- Business partner with your stakeholder group on a strategic/tactical/operational level and identifying their business needs by acting as their partner on procurement topics.
- Initiate, draft, validate & sign off, implement, and execute procurement strategy within the strategy of the Procurement Leadership team.
- Being the expert and visible/accessible in you projects on all procurement topics for your stakeholders.
- Participate or lead in cross functional teams as appropriate, provide a comprehensive review of: categories, supply base, cost drivers, market trends, supplier rationalization plans, supply positioning, sourcing strategies, and strategic actions.
- Maintain timely and accurate knowledge of assigned categories and procurement landscape and maintain accurate up-to-date cost records and analysis of trends.
- Manage supplier relationships on a strategic/tactical level for your projects.
- Manage the contracts on a strategic/tactical level for your projects.
- Generate and maintain accurate records according to established procedures for quotes, cost estimates, items, tooling, purchase orders, supplier performance, and commodity spend analysis, etc.
- Create and implement annual cost reduction strategies, including but not limited to: negotiate pricing ensuring the lowest price up-front, source new business per the approved commodity strategy, implement packaging and logistics improvements, etc. Identify potential commodity and/or supplier opportunity areas (e.g., standardization, supplier consolidation, new technologies, etc.), communicate potential opportunities internally and initiate activities to assemble appropriate resources to pursue opportunity areas.
- Make periodic visits to suppliers, perform risk assessments, onsite surveys, periodic supplier performance reviews, supplier development plans. Maintain, re-evaluate, and develop robust risk management systems to promote appropriate competition and ensure suppliers continuity.
- Analyze and validate contracts and agreements and communicate appropriately with Legal Department for full approval.
- Interface with supplier development for continuous improvement in the supply base, including but not limited to: managing the supply base for a given commodity, focus on continuous improvement in quality, delivery, and value. Identify and develop suppliers with innovative technologies that reduce cost and increase our competitiveness.
- Manage potential dotted-line reports.
What you'll bring:
- Certified or actively seeking certification in CIPS/NEVI or equivalent.
- 3 to 7 years of relevant experience in procurement.
- Good understanding of purchasing applications (Oracle, SAP etc.).
- Ability to initiate, draft, validate, sign off and execute procurement strategy.
- Ability to work under pressure in a dynamic and demanding environment.
- Experienced in making decision. based on the (limited) information available.
- Excellent project management experience.
- Experienced in dealing with stakeholders-groups on a strategic/tactical level.
- Knowledge in the procurement landscape.
- Able to manage expectation of (internal) customers.
- You show seniority in your field as part of complex cross functional project teams.
- Ability to challenge, collaborate, influence and convince stakeholders.
- Ability to negotiate as an agent on the company’s behalf, ensuring the company is represented in the best possible way.
People management experience
At DP World, we believe in empowering women to succeed in their careers, and we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where women are encouraged to apply and thrive.
- Experience in cross-functional teams that include internal and external customers, and suppliers.
- Good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills - written and oral to deal with a wide range of customers and stakeholder levels - both internal and external.
- Fluent in the English language on a business level.
- Strong Negotiating skills.
- Strong Analytical skills.
- Ability to travel 25% within Europe.
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available as it has expired
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