Purchasing Executive CPO - Production

The purchasing executive defines the purchasing strategy and general purchasing policies, in alignment with the strategy of the company or group for which he acts. He decides how the function is organized, is responsible for determining and allocating the resources needed (human, technical and financial). He is responsible for deploying the tools and action plans. He decides the methods for measuring overall performance, and reports on performance to his immediate superiors (who belong to the executive committee, production or finance). He defines the human resources management policy (profiles, wages, career plans, etc).