The Purchasing Manager is expected to lead and manage Operational Purchasing to ensure optimal inventory and availability of Raw Materials (RM), Purchased Finished Goods (PFG), and/or Direct Packaging Materials (DPM), based on Group Purchasing’s (GP) regional and global agreements (or local agreements if delegated by the GP category team), policies and procedures.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Lead the local function in line with Leadership Expectations and tools to develop, coach, and guide its members to ensure a workforce that is competent, engaged, and enabled to meet Jotun’s current and future needs.
•  Facilitate cross-functional cooperation and ensure optimal Raw Material, Finished Goods Packaging Material planning and execution and that all are ordered in line with price agreements and allocations given by Group Purchasing category managers.
•  Effective and continuous follow-up of purchase orders, communicating issues as needed.
•  Follow up and report to local management and Group Purchasing on agreed on local KPIs for Indirect Materials and Raw Materials price development and participate in local management meetings as and when agreed with the local management.
•  Evaluate optimal logistics solution, considering packaging type and size, lot size, use of distributors, transport, local customs regulations, local laws, etc., for all RMs and communicate the findings to relevant GP category managers.
•  Support Group Purchasing category managers in identifying potential local suppliers and maintaining existing relationships (including supplier audits and participation in supplier meetings on request from GP category managers).
• Manage all IM spending in close cooperation with GP and internal stakeholders (user departments) and ensure the appropriate use of ERP. • Source, select, and approve suppliers for designated Indirect Material categories in close cooperation with relevant user departments (including supplier audits when relevant).
• Ensure the best possible agreements for designated Indirect Material categories, according to the purchasing objectives, by following the Tactical Purchasing Process and utilizing relevant contract formats (including frame agreements, etc.).