Procurement Officer

About Ingredion
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide Without even realizing it, you've experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet's food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you're just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Procurement Officer - Contract
LOCATION: RCP
REPORTS TO: MANAGER PROCUREMENT
Company Background
Ingredion is a global Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that touch millions of lives, every day. With over 19,000 customers in 120 countries, we create solutions that help nourish, comfort, and delight people all over the world. We are proud to source our strength from nature. That's why we're growing sustainably, with an industry-leading product portfolio that includes plant-based proteins, sugar alternatives and clean and simple ingredients that deliver on changing consumer needs while protecting our planet. Although we are best known for our food ingredients, we are much more than a food business. We co-create bespoke solutions with our customers; from cosmetics and beauty, to paper and textiles, to pharmaceuticals, driven by relentless curiosity. We make it our business to anticipate industry trends, and to bring together the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better.

We don't just make ingredients. We create possibilities. Be What's Next with us.
The
Procurement Officer - Contract
is responsible to manage Procurement for allocated category / segment for completion of process till final execution / settlement. Daily review of PRs, RFQ issuance, Prepare QEM / proposal. Obtain approval as per SOP, negotiate and issue PO or Contract. Follow delivery, vigilance on documentation and payment process. Ensure transparent transactions and team monitoring for compliance

Core Responsibilities

• Wellbeing and Compliance: – Understanding and compliance of SOPs, company policies, procedures. Facilitates team for compliance, promote safety culture, keep vigilance on safety hazards and reporting to safety observations.
• Areas to Focus – Successful competitive bidding, awarding PO / Contracts under collaboration with all stakeholders. Guide RFQ process to support team for less than one million cases under strict vigilance. Lead cash procurement, monitor transaction transparency and verification of rates of relevant area. Maintain and ensure complete confidentiality at all steps while process all cases.
• Broadening Sources –Explore new sources and develop preferred vendor list for critical items, identify alternate sources. Working on SRM for resolving issues / reconciliation to maintain smooth business. Disseminate and promote company policies on Business, Ethics, Safety, Health, Environment, SCC, ETI Code etc. Develop liaison with all internal and external stake holders though correspondence and telephone.
• Developing Team – Being leader inculcate delivery base culture among all colleagues. Participate in internal / external training programs and encourage team for improving Procurement acumen, Negotiation strategies against challenges Keep vigilance on delivery steps, approval and finally payment to vendors. Contribute through follow up of invoices and GRS as per need.
• KPI base Performance: – Performance would be required based on clear and set KPIs as per area allocation on half yearly basis. Promote contractual / project business would be valued for delivery. Prepare monthly progress report of PRs, POs, SAP Ariba, Saving initiatives, other KPIs, Self-sufficient and self-starter initiative, knowledge and Procurement acumen would be required to create value for company.
• Soft working: – Company is already heading towards paperless environment and mostly working on computer on SAP and other software. Working on SAP, initiation of SAP Ariba projects and utilize it as common tool for RFQ process, PO creation on SAP and maintain soft records.

Mandatory Requirements
Qualified candidates will have:

• Master's in commerce / Accounts / Finance / Business
• 2-3 years practical experience of procurement at manufacturing bases Plants / companies preferable with MNC.
• Age: Maximum 35 years.
• Computer (SAP, MS-Office). Strong Soft skills will be considered as an advantage.
• English fluency, both written and spoken

Desirable Requirements

• Similar industry knowledge (items / services), awareness of sources, best practices, policies and procedures.
• Leadership qualities, self-driven, supportive and goals oriented.
• High level of integrity and negotiation skills with efficient, stable and humble attitude.
• Office management capability and good supervisory skills with good Procurement acumen.

Required Behaviors And Skills

• [English]
• [Urdu]
• [Computer Skills]

Relocation Available:
No