Procurement Head Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for procurement head, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for procurement expertise, assistance and process to vendor selection, due diligence, commercial negotiations and contracting to SDS category.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Business process reengineering and/or management consulting experience would be a merit
• High personal integrity and business ethics
• Experiences in influencing strategy and managing across multiple geographies (across countries within a region) and business units
• Having significant experience in managing projects across geographies with consideration of diverse LOC needs and regulation (eg taxes, law, regulation)
• Lead and direct a Procurement team across multiple countries within a region
• Design and supplier assessment to identify the appropriate packaging and implementation MCM, MCP, SIP and SOC
• DHL Express
• DHL eCommerce

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the procurement head position.

Previously, I was responsible for accurate and timely local and/or Zone supplier negotiations and contracting based on defined category selection criteria (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service).

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Well-developed communication skills and knowledge of how to create buy-in
• Strong project management and operational leadership skills
• Organizational agility and awareness, strategic sourcing and tendering, supplier management and development, operational/tactical procurement, and strategizing
• Experience in service procurement including Logistics
• Indirect commodity experience and demonstrated success driving cost reduction through global supply chain
• To drive operational efficiencies by ensuring Contract & Preferred Supplier list compliance managing the Tail spend
• The CIPS or similar professional qualification
• Excellent English, additional languages desirable

I am excited to be applying for the position of procurement head. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for accurate and timely local and/or zone supplier contracting based on defined category selection criteria (i.e., cost, quality, productivity, service).

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Develop key relationships with decision makers and stakeholders
• Digital and creative saavy, experience in modern marketing techniques
• Significant experience leading and delivering platform programmes / projects in similar industries
• A strong background in procurement, engineering to provide the fundamental understanding of day to day business operations
• Experience of managing and driving a Global supply base to deliver improved efficiencies across both cost and performance in a collaborative fashion
• Have a strong Procurement or Supply Chain background covering the full Procurement and Supply Chain lifecycle
• Be an experienced leader, motivating and shaping teams
• Own and develop the procurement strategy for Guinness Nigeria and deliver savings projects to agreed company targets

I would like to submit my application for the procurement head opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for leadership and guidance to key business partners around supply and purchase compliance with pertinent policies for supplier selection and contracting.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• To deliver profit growth through management of cost and delivery of procurement savings
• To contribute to the development of the Africa procurement agenda
• To implement purchase to pay systems and processes within a SAP operating environment
• To support the Africa procurement leadership in the delivery of the global procurement
• Exceptional leadership skills to build and maintain a high performing team in a culturally sensitive environment and across multiple sites
• Qualified procurement professional
• Realise Savings and other Value - engage with the Sector Senior Leadership Team to identify savings and other value-adding activities
• Engineering background with a bachelor’s or master’s in Business Administration preferred, or equivalent knowledge or experience

Please consider me for the procurement head opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for leadership and guidance to key business partners around supply/purchase compliance with pertinent policies for supplier selection and contracting.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Extensive experience in leading a procurement team
• Considerable experience of working across multiple categories
• Numerate with the commercial acumen to evaluate procurement opportunities
• Strong IT skills and knowledge of MS Office, Excel, Word, Project
• Analytical, good communicator, self-starter who leads by example, motivator of team
• Extensive experience in negotiating SaaS purchase contracts (Salesforce, NetSuite, Workday, ) with industry-leading results
• Supervisor or manager experience, both with direct staff and external outside expert resources
• High-growth SaaS or technology company experience