Direct Procurement Business Partner

Job Description

• Own and manage local procurement spend across all in-scope Direct Procurement categories: Packaging, Co-Formulants, Tolling, Logistics and 3rd Party AI.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with ~42 local suppliers and manage the full supplier relationship lifecycle, including performance, risk and contract management.
• Initiate, lead and deliver cost-savings and value-improvement projects against annual financial targets, including ~12 major projects per year supporting Pakistan commercial and cost initiatives.
• Continuously identify and progress sustainability-linked sourcing solutions and opportunities across the supply base.
• Partner closely with Regional Category Managers to shape and execute regional category management strategies, ensuring local market needs are represented and regional programs are localized effectively.
• Play a critical role in New Product Introduction (NPI) launches, including:

• Moulds and packaging development
• Co-formulant qualification and Post-Production Change Request (PPCR) processes
• Tolling sourcing, where required
• Cost analysis and timeline negotiation with suppliers

• Manage and enable suppliers to achieve local third-party government registration and compliance requirements, including PSQCA (Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority) and SFRI (Sindh Food Regulatory Institute).
• Act as the primary local point of contact for day-to-day interactions between the Pakistan supply chain/commercial teams and local suppliers.
• Monitor and manage local supply, quality and commercial risks, escalating and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Ensure procurement activities are conducted in line with Syngenta's procurement policies, compliance standards and ethical sourcing principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or a related field; a relevant Master's degree or procurement certification (e.g., CIPS) is an advantage.
• Several years of relevant experience in procurement, category management or supply chain roles, ideally within the agrochemical, chemical, FMCG or manufacturing sectors.
• Demonstrated experience managing supplier relationships, sourcing projects and cost-savings initiatives.
• Working knowledge of Pakistan's regulatory landscape for chemical/agrochemical products (e.g., PSQCA, SFRI) is highly desirable.

Additional Information

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence regional and local teams.
• Commercial and analytical acumen, with a track record of delivering measurable cost savings.
• Strong negotiation skills and supplier relationship management capability.
• Project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives (e.g., NPI launches, qualification processes).
• High level of integrity and understanding of compliance and ethical sourcing standards.
• Fluent in English; local language proficiency (Urdu) preferred for effective supplier and stakeholder engagement.