Procurement & Admin Manager

Company Description

About the Role

As a Procurement Manager at Red Bull Egypt, you will play a crucial role in establishing and leading our procurement department. You will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement policies, processes, and controls to ensure compliance with Red Bull's global standards. Your role will involve managing supplier relationships, negotiating advantageous terms, and driving cost-effective procurement practices. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to support optimizing budget spend and maintaining the financial status of our facilities. This position is integral to ensuring that Red Bull Egypt operates efficiently and effectively by securing the necessary goods and services at the best value.

Job Description

Planning & Strategy

• Establish the procurement department within the organization.
• Develop and implement procurement policies, processes, and controls.
• Ensure Red Bull global policies and guidelines are implemented across all functions.
• Responsible on risk management with all suppliers and align with top management.
• Responsible for tenders and SLA with all suppliers.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous term.
• Review, compare, analyze, and approve products and services to be purchased.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
• Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company.
• Align procurement goals, plans and strategies as well as key procurement initiatives, and team developments with HQ Global Procurement and provide regular updates.
• Analyze trends and market conditions for the present and future pricing, availability, lead-time and capacity of goods and services.

Business Partnering & Team

• Maintain regular communications with internal stakeholders, including department heads to support optimizing budget spend and align on procurement involvement and collaboration.
• Ensure key supplier relationships are managed, and performance is properly monitored by the respective business partner.
• Contribute to cross-regional initiatives to optimize group spend and knowledge.
• Manage procurement team staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling, development, evaluation, etc.

Performance Management

• Set-up yearly procurement targets in alignment with stakeholders.
• Establish a regular management reporting on planned and running procurement initiatives and results.
• Set-up and execute KPI reporting for key suppliers and spend.

Facility Management

• Maintain the financial status of the building/office(s) by having input into forecasting requirements.
• Oversee facility/office management, local sourcing of print materials, supporting tender processes, fleet management, and administration.
• Coordinate requirements with council and service providers such as telephone, electric, water, planning renovations, moving companies & security.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of proven experience in Procurement, preferably within a multinational FMCG environment.
• Strong knowledge of procurement and supply chain management processes.
• Excellent negotiation skills and experience in vendor management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze trends and market conditions.
• Experience in developing and implementing procurement policies and procedures.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.