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Site Administrator

Job Pupose:

• Support Bayer Itaba Plant’s procurement operations by ensuring the effective sourcing of goods and services in compliance with the procurement protocol, budgetary guidelines and global standards.
• This role plays a key part in improving cost efficiency, supplier performance and timely availability of materials required for Commercial and Foundation Plant and Field Operations.
• Support Resource Mission Lead (Plant Controller) with cost tracking activities, analysis and reporting

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Procurement Operations Strategy

• Coordinate and execute budget plan according Bayer procurement policy
• Support Commercial, Foundation and Pre-foundation Plant and Field sourcing activities for both direct and indirect materials and services
• Liaise with internal departments (Finance, Production, Field, QT, PQ and Engineering) to consolidate procurement needs and specifications for both Opex and CAPEX items

Vendor Management

• Manage Supplier selection, onboarding, performance reviews and relationship management
• Ensure vendors comply with Bayers code of conduct, sustainability requirements and service level agreements (SLA).
• Maintain and update an approved vendor list in line with audit and compliance

Contract Management

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier contracts to optimize cost, delivery, and risk
• Support Capital projects in the procurement phase
• Ensure adherence to contractual obligations and address deviations promptly

Purchase – to – Pay Process

• Raising of purchase requisitions and conversion into purchase orders for all opex, production resources (packaging, consumable and CAPEX projects)
• Monitor Open orders and coordinate delivery timelines with vendor and warehouse staff
• Reconcile deliveries with purchase orders and coordinate with finance for timely payments

Compliance and Audit

• Ensure compliance with internal frameworks, procurement protocols and audit trails
• Support both internal and external audit with required documentation and reporting

Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare monthly procurement dashboards (Cost savings, supplier performance, PO cycle time etc.).
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by providing procurement spend analysis
• Responsible for submitting Purchase requisition

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelors degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance or Business Administration
• Minimum CIPS level 4 or equivalent certification required
• Minimum 3 years experience in procurement or supply chain management in a manufacturing or agricultural processing environment
• Experience in SAP & MS Office especially excel.
• Knowledge of purchasing and a basic understanding of the materials and supply chain management functions
• Ability to manage the entire order to payment process.
• Process & Systems minded (SAP, reporting, Procurement tools).

Location:

Zambia : Zambia : Kabwe

Division:

Crop Science

Reference Code:

856074

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status and pregnancy. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.