Head of Procurement and Real Estate

Duties:

• Develop Purchasing into a strongly proactive and accountable function for all sourcing activities taking place within Scania Ukraine, and thereby constantly increase the status of Purchasing within the company as a service provider and partner, engaging constantly with the wholesale and retail network
• Develop the Procurement Area Leader structure enabling a constructive dialogue and training between Purchasing and internal customers, which shall lead to common decisions regarding prioritizations, supplier choices, savings etc.
• Develop a strategic supply base that will enable Scania Ukraine to achieve its objectives through the responsible sourcing of goods and services.
• Managing and leading purchase department, real estate and company car park team.
• Support internal customers in the purchasing process and guide them towards preferred suppliers and correct ordering process.
• Develop and coordinate IS/IT support for Purchasing, leading to improvements for the internal customers as well and deepening automation of Purchasing.
• Participate and work according to the Global Purchasing Strategic Plan as well as the business unit plans.
• Make necessary decisions to accomplish the mission in accordance with decisions made at management meetings, laws, regulations and other established guidelines.
• Create, implement and follow-up activities decided in the Business plan.
• Develop the preferred Supplier base.
• Reduce the total cost for Scania, not only in new negotiations but also reviewing the supplier base, current contracts and proposing cost-saving activities.
• Responsibility for the quality of purchasing process, suppliers and cost-savings and targets.
• Place orders and conclude commercial agreements with suppliers within approved investment and approved cost of the product/service.
• Continuously educate and inform about Real Estate in region.
• Continuously challenge, improve and develop department set-up
• Act with authority to Start, stop or put on-hold projects, assignments and activities connected to task.
• Within area of responsibility temporarily stop operations in case of risk for working environment, harm caused by one's environment or quality deviations

Candidate Requirements:

Education/Experience:

• University degree
• Solid experience from working in a purchasing background in a managerial position
• Experience in Real Estate projects

Knowledge& skills:

• Ability to gather and analyze data and to present decision choices accurately and concisely to senior management.
• Fluency in English is a must (Advanced level)
• Experience in automotive industry, retail network will be an advantage
• Experience of cooperation with internal customers and high demand management
• Very good command of IS/IT, especially Microsoft Office Package
• Leadership skills
• Service-oriented and customer focus
• Negotiation
• Change management
• Project Management
• Good cooperation ability and understanding of local business culture
• Open-minded, proactive and well-organized
• Able to work on own initiative and under pressure
• Problem-solving mind set
• Lean process management
• Goal-oriented
• Understands the context but work with details

We offer:

• official employment
• a deserving level of salary
• social package (to be discussed during interview)
• shuttle bus to/from work