Be a part of a revolutionary change

 

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

 

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

 

We're looking for a Procurement Category Lead based at our head office in Karachi, Pakistan. Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday routine, and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation and build new ways of working that span the whole world.

 

Major Accountabilities

 

Stakeholder Engagement & Customer Centricity

Create and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders: understand internal and external stakeholders’ objectives and needs; advice stakeholders on ways as to add tangible value to their objectives and contribute to the bottom line; lead cross-functional projects to increase spend effectiveness or generate process improvements.

 

Industry, Market and Supplier Strategy

Conduct and interpret industry, market and relevant macro-economic and supplier research for the assigned sub-categories: at market or cluster level and for the assigned categories, build industry know-how on markets, suppliers and products/services and provide recommendations from market analyses and benchmarks to internal stakeholders.

 

Demand Management and Sourcing Plan

Contribute to regional and global sourcing strategy definition by providing the requested inputs.Apply deep knowledge of assigned categories and subcategories to develop and implement relevant action plans.  Monitor the implementation of sourcing strategies and processes across market / cluster and generate process improvements and economies of scale.

 

Negotiation & Partnership

Use category specific analyses to prepare and lead negotiations with major suppliers within the assigned categories at local and/or cluster level ensuring quality standards of products/services are met.Commercially manage new & ongoing local key relationships with local major local suppliers, vendors or subcontractors at account level to ensure that the affiliate receives satisfactory standards of services and there is contribution sustainability over time.Review and approve RFx's and contracts conducted by the team and / or the SSC (if applicable).

 

Contractual Framework Promotion

Master legal templates to encompass local legislative requirements, business needs, IP rights, RSP Principals and exclusivity clauses.In collaboration with Legal and Finance, set up and maintain a set of standard templates that facilitate the contractual review process, as well as leverage on agreed PO's Terms & Conditions for non-critical services/goods to meet the Company’s objectives in terms of agility and time to market.Upon contract(s) being signed, control that all data regarding suppliers and agreements is correctly entered in all relevant systems (e.g. SAP, e-Catalogues, etc.)

 

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Apply the PMI SRM concept: evaluate and implement different types of supplier relationships based on defined segmentation criteria. Execute governance and escalation models to manage those relationships. Assess supplier performance based on quality, service, innovation and commercial relations.

 

Procurement Model & Compliance

Master the sourcing process and its interactions with other functional processes and ensure that the source-to-contract process is correctly and consistently followed. Ensure adherence to Global Procurement Policy and Regional Sourcing Practices & Tools at affiliate / cluster level. Monitor and define action plans to close gaps.Apply and encourage a Lean way of working and ensure effective transfer of non-core activities to SSC (if applicable) or/and secure effective deployment of Regional/Global Procurement Models.Ensure that the sourcing plan and RFx initiatives are well tracked and documented in the regional/global system. Optimize assigned KPI targets.

 

People

Ensure an effective & efficient integration and engagement with remote teams or colleagues.Collaborate with SSC/Regional/Global Procurement on the agreed sourcing processes.

 

Who We're Looking For

 

Education

University degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Economics.Diploma from a recognized Procurement Institute is an asset.

 

Experience

Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Procurement of which minimum 2 years in category management. Strong degree of specialization in a specific area.

 

Knowledge & Skills

Strategy:

Risk Mgmt.: Assessment & MonitoringKPIs: regular utilizationMake or Buy: analysis

Supply Base:

Screening & Analysis: focus on medium to big-size suppliersMedium to high complex negotiations leadPerformance Assessment: executionSRM: focus on medium to big-size suppliers

Category & Spend Management:

Spend & demand: data analysis and interpretationMarket information collection, consolidation and interpretationTCO: cost model and cost drivers knowledge

Legal & Compliance:

Creation, execution & monitoring of medium to high complexity agreementsUnderstanding & application of PMI and market standardsAssurance the respect & execution of Procurement procedures

Processes & Systems:

RFx: execution & analysis, monitoring. Effective delegationP2P: good understanding of main processes & sub-processesSupply Chain: knowledge of main processes & sub-processesSales & Marketing: good understanding of business implications of main processesApplications: advanced knowledge & utilization

 

WHAT PMI OFFERS

Our success depends on our talented employees who come to work here every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can: 

 

Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore. Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong. Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress. 

 

Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.