We’re searching for a Senior Procurement Officer with experience in being responsible for overseeing purchasing activities and ensuring that purchased items are both cost-efficient and of high quality. The Global Procurement Officer’s responsibilities include maintaining positive supplier relations, evaluating supply options, approving purchases, and maintaining accurate records. The role will operate within the Finance unit under the CFO.
YNV Group has been building successful businesses that deliver long-term value since 2010. As a privately owned holding company, we excel at identifying and addressing unmet market needs. With a global workforce of over 6,000 employees across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia, our portfolio spans technology, real estate, and financial services. Led by industry experts committed to sustainable growth and innovation, we prioritize building lasting relationships with our clients and partners, ensuring their needs remain central to our approach. The brands in our portfolio include: TeKnowledge, Everty, Sandglass, Monifai and Smart Factoring.
Responsibilities:
This role will:
- Responsible for leading the full range of procurement processes in a cross-functional environment.
- Develop, implement, and manage contracts and service level agreements for the procurement of goods & services for departments like Marketing, HR, IT, Property Maintenance, and more.
- Investigate, develop and promote the use of progressive supply chain tools and technologies to accomplish procurement objectives.
- Develop and foster successful, long-term business relationships and ongoing process improvements with key suppliers.
- Identify opportunities for operational and procurement process improvement.
- Reviews non-contracted purchases to identify opportunities for standardization, contracting, and cost reduction.
- Responsible for regular reporting including contracts completed, cost savings, and other metrics to Director, Budget Holders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- Professional fluency in English is essential, both written and spoken.
- Minimum of five years’ procurement experience working within large international companies.
- Knowledge of leading practices in procurement and strategic sourcing as well as operational.
- Excellent knowledge of end-to-end supply management processes including competitive bidding, contract management, supplier performance management, and life cycle costing processes.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, communication, conflict resolution and stakeholder relationship management skills to engage others, build consensus and resolve issues.
- Able to manage a high volume of work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Proficient computer skills with advanced skills on MS Office applications including Excel.
