PR & NPR Buyer Pakistan

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Date: Dec 12, 2025

Location: Lahore, PK

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

 

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com 

 

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Job Purpose

  • Specialize role to manage Source to Contract for PR and NPR spend.
  • Executes the sourcing strategy at local level and is the interface with local suppliers, planning, site quality and R&D departments.
  • Acts as the key procurement interface with local stakeholders and first escalation interface to handle local supplier issues both for PR and NPR.
  • Drives implementation of actions resulting from suppliers’ performances improvement programs (QDCIS)
  • Manages local, plant specific suppliers and related SLAs.
  • Follow & Implement Procurement Policy for PR & NPR Spend.
  • Prevent spend leakage by reducing supplier base complexity and finalizing agreements/contracts to reduce spot buying and increase use of preferred suppliers.

Key Accountabilities

  • Implements the sourcing strategy on site.
  • Overall Responsible for PR/NPR Spend of Euro 9.5 million.
  • Under PR Spend responsible for Source to Contract “Packagaing, Solvent and Additives Category”.
  • Under NPR Spend responsible for Source to Contract “2500<50000” for All Categories.
  • For Manufacturing/Plant Spares responsible for Source to Contract for Total Spend.
  • Execute some high value and high complexity (>€50k) sourcing projects with Category Manager stewardship e.g. Capex requests.
  • Contract Management for PM/RM/NPR as per policy.
  • Interacts with local stakeholders at site: Supply Chain, Manufacturing,  RD&I, Local Commercial Organization.
  • Acts as the first escalation interface to handle site related supplier issues
  • Ensures proper price change management for material requirements in there geographical scope, including creation or maintenance requests for purchasing inforecords / outline agreements (for new and existing materials).
  • Executes spend analysis and identifies opportunities for cost reduction.
  • Follow up and timely closure of CSR-Initiatives e.g Ecovadis, TSF audit for relevant Suppliers.
  • Identifies opportunities and contributes to and leads local projects, aiming to optimize MoQ, ordering volumes, lead times, payment terms etc.
  • Executes risk screening at supplier onboarding and regular monitoring of risk levels for the local supply base.

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of procurement/sourcing experience in industrial or multinational environments.
  • Experience managing PR & NPR categories and supplier negotiations.
  • Strong background in spend management, sourcing projects and contract management.
  • Proven experience in cost optimization and supplier performance improvement.
  • Familiarity with ERP systems and procurement tools.

Education

  • Bachelor's/ Master’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field. 

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

Requisition ID: 50420 

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