Procurement & Logistics Manager

We are seeking a Procurement & Logistics Manager to lead and integrate end-to-end purchasing and supply chain operations, ensuring cost efficiency, operational continuity, and optimal service levels across the organization.

This role combines strategic procurement leadership with hands-on logistics. You will be responsible for sourcing equipment, goods, and services, managing supplier relationships, and aligning procurement decisions with demand planning, inventory strategy, and delivery performance across multiple spend categories.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, lead, and continuously improve integrated procurement and logistics strategies, policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives while ensuring alignment with logistics capabilities, inventory levels, and operational requirements.
• Analyse and forecast market trends, pricing dynamics, and buyer–supplier power to support informed sourcing and contracting decisions.
• Monitor and forecast demand in collaboration with operations, planning, engineering and finance to ensure supply continuity and cost control.
• Ensure all materials and services are purchased, stored, and delivered within budget, timeline, and quality constraints.
• Lead supplier and subcontractor selection based on total cost of ownership, quality, service levels, capacity, reliability, and logistics performance.
• Build strong, long-term partnerships with suppliers while continuously identifying new sourcing and logistics optimization opportunities.
• Negotiate, administer, and manage purchasing agreements and contracts in compliance with organizational policies and legal requirements.
• Proactively identify and resolve cost, quality, delivery, and supply disruptions.
• Manage procurement and logistics-related risks, including supply continuity, lead times, inventory exposure, and quality issues.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define inventory strategies, safety stock levels, and replenishment models.
• Lead and develop the procurement and logistics team, ensuring clear accountability, performance management, and continuous improvement.
  
  

• Relevant academic degree.
• Proven 5+ years of experience in global procurement, sourcing and logistics complexity within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Proven experience in strategic procurement and global logistics, including negotiations with local and international suppliers and subcontractors.
• Demonstrated success in an integrated procurement and logistics management role.
• Managerial experience leading teams of 10 employees or more.
• Strong understanding of market research, sourcing methodologies, and vendor management.
• Experience working in complex, operationally intensive environments.
  
  

• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, costs, and performance metrics.
• Sound judgment and commercially driven decision-making.
• Proven leadership and people management capabilities.
• Strong business acumen with a genuine interest in market dynamics and supply chain performance.