Purchasing Manager

Job description

• Evaluating suppliers, conducting interviews with vendors, negotiating supplier agreements and managing supplier and vendor contracts.
• Develop, hone and execute new and improved procurement strategies across all channels of purchasing.
• Evaluate and enhance our operations in local spend while researching and prospecting developments in global spend
• Institute policies and procedures for collecting and reporting key metrics that will reduce our overall expenses while increasing productivity
• Perform cost analysis and set appropriate benchmarks
• Coordinate deliveries
• Manage various RFIs and RFPs related to procurement services
• Evaluate supplier performance.

Qualification

• Knowledge of IKEA Concept, including our vision and business idea, IKEA culture and values
• Understanding of contractual law
• Cost Optimisation, Value Engineering and cost modelling experience
• Leadership skills
• Decision-making, problem-solving, analytical and critical-thinking skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting, etc.)
• Good knowledge of supplier or third party management software