Position Title:  Supervisor Buying

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

Wherever you join our crucial 47,000-strong Operations team, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact. PMI’s shift from selling cigarettes to our new smoke-free products has changed the way we work. New products bring new challenges – in the way we source and buy raw materials, in the way we engineer and manufacture, and in our supply chain planning.

Bring us your curiosity and a desire to challenge the everyday and we’ll give you lots of responsibility. You’ll help us improve, inject innovation and create new ways of working. You’ll be solving supply chain problems that span the whole world: a smoke-free world.

Your ‘day to day’

• Manage and guide the process of buying green leaf from farmers through Leaf buyers
• Manage and implement/execute the buying strategies/pricing agreed upon by management
• Prepare and present weekly buying report to local Leaf controls and SLT/regional/higher management
• Negotiate with farmers at buying station special situations and/or conflicts regarding tobacco grading under PTB grading system
• Represent PMPKL in all Pakistan tobacco board meetings  related to crop/price and other regulatory affairs
• Achieve set targets/KPIs through his team impacting all aspects of the operation ( quality, cost, safety and operational efficiency)
• Over see that operations are smooth especially during buying season with efficient use of resources i,e systems and third part services involved in buying
• Establish and maintain a preventive R&M system for Buying locations and equipment under the leaf buying & grading departments scope. Conduct regular inspections, prioritize repairs, and ensure compliance with operational and safety standards
• Integrate buying team and collaborate with SA team effectively in off buying season to meet and exceed shared KPI,s
• Prepare and manage the warehousing department’s annual budget, including quarterly revised forecasts. Track expenses (e.g., Repair& maintenance, equipment, 3rd party services costs), identify cost-saving opportunities, and report variances to Leadership team

Who we’re looking for

• College/ University Agriculture (BSC.Hons or MSc.Hons) 
• 3 -4 years' experience in Agri-Business Purchase Models

What we offer

Our success depends on our talented employees who come to work here every single day with a sense of purpose and an appetite for progress. Join PMI and you too can:

• Seize the freedom to define your future and ours. We’ll empower you to take risks, experiment and explore.
• Be part of an inclusive, diverse culture, where everyone’s contribution is respected; collaborate with some of the world’s best people and feel like you belong.
• Pursue your ambitions and develop your skills with a global business – our staggering size and scale provides endless opportunities to progress.
• Take pride in delivering our promise to society: to deliver a smoke-free future.