ANSA Packaging, Packaging

Champ Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Procurement Officer is responsible for ensuring the timely, cost-effective, and uninterrupted supply of direct and indirect materials required for manufacturing operations. The role focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier performance, MRP alignment, cost reduction, and risk management to support production continuity, quality, and margin improvement. A Senior Procurement Officer ensures cost control, supply continuity, and planning reliability—directly protecting production output and margins.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Manage end-to-end procurement of direct materials, components, and manufacturing services.
2. Develop and execute category strategies aligned with production plans and demand forecasts.
3. Develops and executes appropriate strategic contracting options considering historic, prevailing, and anticipated demand, market intelligence and other relevant data in accordance with the Procurement Standard, Delegation of Authority and other guidelines as appropriate.
4. Lead RFQs, tenders, and negotiations to achieve cost savings, cost avoidance, and TCO improvement.
5. Ensure procurement buying plans align with MRP outputs, production schedules, and inventory targets.
6. Minimize emergency buying, expediting, and premium freight costs
7. Dispatches purchase orders to suppliers on a timely basis.
8. Identify, qualify, and onboard suppliers in line with quality, capacity, and compliance requirements.
9. Manage supplier performance using manufacturing-critical KPIs: Supplier schedule adherence, Lead time adherence, On-time-in-full (OTIF), Quality (PPM, defect rate), PO Cycle time.
10. Collaborate with Planning and Production teams to ensure accurate demand, lead times, and BOM data
11. Validate supplier lead times and maintain accuracy in ERP/MRP systems.
12. Support inventory optimization initiatives: Safety stock optimization and Reduction of excess & obsolete (E&O) inventory
13. Improve material availability, production and delivery schedule adherence.
14. Drive year-on-year material cost reductions through sourcing, negotiation, and specification optimization.
15. Track and validate procurement savings with Finance.
16. Analyse and reduce costs due to planning inefficiencies (rush orders, PPV, inventory carrying cost).
17. Support should-costing and value engineering initiatives with Engineering
18. Draft, negotiate, and manage supplier contracts, LTAs, and price agreements.
19. Ensure compliance with quality standards (ISO), regulatory requirements, and internal policies
20. Manage commercial disputes and claims with suppliers
21. Adheres to the Purchase to Pay process and follows up on all transactions, ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks identifying any discrepancies or deviations that prevent timely processing of requisitions, purchase order or invoices ensuring efficiency of the supply chain.
22. Support ERP enhancements, automation, and reporting improvements
23. Act as a key interface and addresses operational issues with Suppliers, requesters or other stakeholders related to quality, delivery, receipts, invoice payment, or returns and claims.
24. Prepares weekly and monthly reports including but not limited to Dashboards, status updates, monthly KPI presentation and reports
25. Perform any other job duties as required by the job function.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• A bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Engineering or a related field from a recognized accredited institution, or CIPS qualification.
• Supply Chain Accreditation such as CIPS or equivalent supply chain certification will be an asset.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Tools.
• Experience and knowledge of Purchase to Pay processes and operational knowledge of ERP systems.
• Experience in the development of sourcing strategies, commercial negotiations, cost modelling, developing and executing tenders.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in a similar position.

COMPETENCIES

• Sound knowledge of the development and execution of category and sourcing strategies to deliver goods and materials to meet business needs
• Must be able to analyse and synthesize information to understand issues to make recommendations.
• Collaborative with the ability to be a key team player and possess good negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas clearly using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills.
• Resilient and the ability to work effectively under pressure without becoming flustered in a fast paced and time sensitive environment.
• Ability to organise work so that tasks each to complete work on time, prioritize your projects and communicate your progress to supervisors and colleagues.
• Ability to display a high level of integrity by keeping good on promises; holding self-accountable; and being honest and truthful.
• Facilitate strong analytical skills to interpret research data for reports and apply mathematic techniques in practical situations.
• Ability to understand and articulate the ERP and P2P systems and maintain data accuracy data discipline
• Ability to display and maintain a high-level cross functional quality of leadership and communication at all levels.
• Ability to consistently deliver measurable outcomes, anticipates issues before they impact production, and takes ownership of performance rather than reacting to problems.
• Proficient in the use of technology and digital applications
• Must be able to identify root causes, evaluate options, and implement effective solutions to complex supply, cost, quality, and planning challenges—often under time pressure and with incomplete information.

Deadline: August 14th, 2026