Raw Materials - Specialist

Job Purpose

• Facilitate in Negotiations with suppliers for the procurement of critical and complex raw materials with an estimated annual spend of USD 360,000,000
• Develop the strategic sourcing for raw material procurement
• Facilitate the Negotiation, evaluation and/or exercising of the existing contract options
• Be the focal point for all Supplier and alternative source developments for SCM
• Manage and maintain all raw material contracts for dates, validity periods, negotiation periods and renewal clauses
• Be the focal point for all questions related to the raw materials contracts
• Study and analyse all market information available for future decision making purposes
• Manage and develop one direct report on raw materials procurement

Responsibility⠀⠀

2.1 Deliver timely strategic sourcing information to negotiate Raw Materials contracts.

Maintain and Update Strategy documents:

• Negotiate with suppliers
• Build the strategic sourcing document
• Work with legal on the contract documents
• Track all contract renewal dates, option exercises and negotiation periods
• Maintain all details of raw material contracts and be an expert on all aspects of the agreements
• Liaise with Logistics and End Users on all aspects related to quality, shipping, stock and current/future consumption plans
• Update SCM records with all PO’s and vendor contact details
• Leverage the SA technologies to increase efficiency & transparency.
• Manage and develop one direct report on raw materials procurement ⠀⠀

2.2 Focal point for all reports, read, analyse and maintain all data related to pricing movements

• Analyse data and statistics; highlight anomalies and opportunities
• Read and understand all market data reports
• Track all monthly pricing and develop models based on past performance for future forecast
• Analyse the financial impact of pricing changes to assist Finance with quarterly forecast ⠀⠀
• 2.3 Update and maintenance of all SCM related data for contracts and contract negotiations Update all PO’s in SAP
• Serve as back-up to Logistics department for Raw Material shipping and vessel loading

2.4 Management of contract performance

• Review the contract performance against plan in terms of technical and commercial terms. Liaise with end users to review the technical performance.
• Manage the complaints related to the supplier non-conformance and follow up to complete the corrective actions.

Requirements

Essential qualifications, experience and skills:

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or related field plus 8 years-experience in a senior Procurement position
• Preferred with Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Certification
• Well-developed technology skills including Microsoft office (intermediate level) and SAP Finance and MM modules (intermediate level)
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Negotiation skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English Experience in in bulk raw material purchases
• Experience in working in an Aluminium Smelter
• Experience with the ARIBA procurement platform