- The Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) leads the company's sourcing strategy, vendor network development, category management, and catalogue data integrity.
- This role bridges supplier relationships with digital eProcurement software, ensuring transparent pricing, fast SLA execution, and full compliance across all purchasing workflows.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management:
- Build, scale, and manage a network of reliable B2B vendors and suppliers across core industrial and enterprise product categories.
- Lead vendor negotiations, contract terms, pricing structures, and vendor performance monitoring to maximize fill rates.
Catalogue & Pricing Integrity:
- Enforce strict product naming, taxonomy, specification, and content configuration protocols across the platform.
- Manage monthly pricing and availability refresh cycles to ensure customers transact at fair market rates.
Source-to-Pay (S2P) & Operational Fulfillment:
- Oversee RFQ processing, Proforma Invoice (PFI) generation, Purchase Order (PO) execution, and supplier fulfillment tracking.
- Partner with Customer Success (CSR), Logistics/Fulfillment, and Engineering teams to reduce cycle times from requisition to delivery.
Governance, Compliance & Ethics:
- Enforce the Sourcing Departmental Code of Conduct, ensuring absolute data auditability, record integrity, and zero tolerance for bribes, kickbacks, or margin manipulation.
Team Leadership & Structure:
- Lead and structure the strategic sourcing organization across Category Managers, Sourcing Analysts/Specialists, PO Managers and buyers.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or any related field.
- 10+ years of progressive strategic sourcing, procurement, and supply chain leadership within enterprise B2B sectors, FMCG, oil & gas, or major commerce platforms.
- Deep knowledge of Source-to-Pay (S2P) workflows, vendor orchestration, RFQ/PFI/PO lifecycles.
- Strict commitment to catalog accuracy, standardized product content, and system-driven trust frameworks.
- High ethical standards, proven track record in transparent vendor management, and audit compliance.