Team Leader Procurement

We are excited to add a new colleague to our Global Procurement Center team based in Cluj-Napoca. We are looking for someone who wants to build a career as a

Team Leader Procurement

Scope of the role

Lead and coordinate a team of 12-15 employees and their procurement activities based on assigned scope (Sites and/or countries).

Ensures the effective performance of activities within the country/countries assigned and the achievement of service delivery requirements.

Manages performance of individual contributors and/or people managers and builds teamwork within his/her team.

Acts as business partner to Site Procurement Heads/Country Leads and to Global Procurement Center counterparts.

Initiates and drives continuous improvement in his/her team.

Act as escalation point for own team to suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Performance Management

-Recruits talent, based on skills & experience;

-Manages individual performance and people development through PMP process;

-Provides guidance to the team based on management direction;

-Promotes Teamwork within and amongst teams;

-Assesses staff training needs and encourages compliance of training requirement for each level as part of the employee development program;

-Ensures that the team has all the hours, materials, accesses and resources in place on a day to day basis to meet all its service commitments;

-Allocates projects, saving initiatives to teams;

-Ensures buddy system and succession plan are in place in the team.

Operational Performance Management

-Accountable for the smooth delivery of local and global administration and procurement processes, in line with agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs);

-Manages external and internal audits and ensures implementation of recommended actions based on audit results;

-Acts as 2nd level of issue escalation for the team. Manages the allocated supply base in scope to ensure smooth delivery & material availability;

-Manages compliance with directives and legal policy. Prioritizes work in alignment with business goals, strategies and policies;

-Ensure the effective monitoring of supplier performance (KPI’s and Procurement KPI’s on GPC level)

Management of Business Partner Relationship

-Exercises business partnership by supporting decision making through adding value to the business by proactive delivery of information and knowledge. Leads projects with impact on his / her team and direct stakeholders;

-Acts as Business Partner to Head of Procurement Region and align amongst GPC Team Leads assigned to region/countries;

-Participates in regular calls with business partners.

Transition Management

-Supports in validating the transfer plan in alignment with transition team and Operations Manager;

-Ensures completion of all gates he is responsible for according to transfer process for assigned sites/countries;

-Monitor transfer progress by participating to gate & follow up calls with Sites/PMO;

-Provide updated planning information & milestones to Transition team.

Requirements for the role:

-Engineering Degree or Business Degree or similar complemented by a demonstrated track record;

-Relevant experience on a similar role;

-Proven Leadership skills & Strong Customer Service background; 

-Previous People Management experience;

-Strong Negotiation/Influencing skills, Advanced communication, and presentation skills in English (French preferably)

-Procurement knowledge;

-Working knowledge of ERP systems, solid level in MS Office Applications, eProcurement tools preferred;