Junior Purchasing Manager Egypt

About this Position This role focuses on optimizing the end-to-end demand-to-supply value chain in collaboration with Supply Chain (SC) to enhance supplier performance through proactive supplier engagement, improved supplier quality, and efficient management of Raws/Packs inventory and consignment stock. This position is crucial in driving supplier excellence, ensuring business continuity, and enhancing supply chain agility in a dynamic environment.

What You´ll Do

• Optimize (together with SC) the e2e value chain demand-to-supply to improve supplier performance level with proactive supplier engagements, supplier quality level & Raws / Packs inventory & consignment stock.
• Ensure supply continuity & manage all critical shortages & FM’s avoiding out of stocks & impact on NES.
• Supports the sourcing categories in bringing contractual agreements to a higher level of maturity and standardization with regards to risk mitigation, operational performance and supply chain optimization (MOQ, Incoterm, Lead Time).
• Ensure consistent global documentation & reporting on supply disruptions & defined supply resilience KPIs in the region.
• Enhance usage of tool & BI dashboard on supplier performance (supplier evals, OTIF), supply disruption (FM Bot, CRISP) and proactive risk mitigation & Tier-1 data (DDF).
• Responsible for local supplier scouting with close collaboration with the sourcing teams to increase the sourcing flexibility.
  
  

What makes you a good fit

• College degree, preferably in Supply Chain or Business >3 years in sourcing &/or supply chain background.
• Ability to quickly gain cross-category knowledge in different direct materials & logistics sourcing categories.
• High level of digital skills to drive creative solutions embedded in digital framework FP and SC Strong communication skills & beneficial strong problem-solving skills.
  
  

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid and work from anywhere policies
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Comprehensive Health Insurance for employee + dependents
• Employee Assistance Programme provides a wide range of mental health and wellbeing benefits
  
  

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.