ID Coatings Procurement Manager

AkzoNobel; Bekasi; On-site; IDR 700,000,000 - 1,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AkzoNobel is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead country-wide procurement activities for paints and coatings in Bekasi, Indonesia. You will drive the local sourcing strategy, engage with suppliers and sites, and manage a team to deliver cost and performance improvements.

You will coordinate with regional procurement, oversee tail-spend negotiations, and ensure supplier performance metrics are met while aligning with IBP processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree required; additional degree in Materials & Purchasing Management or International trade is preferred.
• Must have worked as People Manager in a procurement environment.
• Proven multi-year track record in Procurement and Supplier Management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication, planning and project management abilities.
• Proficiency in English with good Indonesian language skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead country-wide procurement activities for paints and coatings.
• Drive local sourcing strategy and interface with suppliers and sites.
• Act as face of the organization for local suppliers and IBP processes.
• Negotiate tail spend and guide supplier collaboration projects.
• Ensure local suppliers meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.

Skills

People management

Negotiation

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Planning & PM

Cost reduction

Leadership

Conflict management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor degree

Materials & Purchasing Mgmt

International trade

Job description

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com

© 2024 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.

Job Purpose

Procurement Manager leads Procurement activities of the country for Paints and Coatings organization through team of Procurement Specialist; executes the sourcing strategy at local level and is the interface with local business , suppliers and sites.

• Part of Regional Procurement Management team
• Face of the organization for local suppliers
• Effective execution of TCO & Supplier collaboration projects
• Key procurement interface with BU local / regional stakeholders and act as first escalation interface to handle local issue.
• Key participant in the IBP Process of the region
• Drives local change management and continuous improvements projects to improve suppliers’ QDCIS performances.
• Manages local, plant specific suppliers.
• Strategies, Negotiation for Tail spend materials for the respective region.

Key Activities

• Leading country wide initiatives
• IBP Process
• Tail send Management (Negotiations and operationalization)
• Supplier Collaboration projects in Tail spend
• IBP Process integration between vendors and AkzoNobel
• Ensure that the suppliers selected in sourcing strategies are used locally at the best commercial condition.
• Reach out to the sourcing organization, ensure prices are timely updated, secure delivery when supply market is tight
• Balance local requirements versus AkzoNobel sourcing strategy: optimize stock level, lead time, provide forecast if material is very tight,…

Experience

Professional

• Bachelor Degree required (Additional degree in Materials & Purchasing Management, International trade is preferred)
• Must have worked as People Manager
• Successful, multi-year track record in Procurement and Supplier Management

Technical

• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
• Good planning/project management skills
• Local language and good command of English
• Good negotiation skills

Behavioral

• People management skills
• Superior communication; interpersonal skills
• Passion for reducing costs
• Distinctive leadership
• Comfortable with conflict
• Able to work in a dual reporting matrix
• Able to get buy-in and commitment from both internal and external stakeholders

Education

Professional

• Bachelor Degree required (Additional degree in Materials & Purchasing Management, International trade is preferred)

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.