Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Support and execute Procurement Category Strategies across Greater Africa.
Act as regional liaison for global and regional procurement initiatives.
Drive procurement best practices with internal stakeholders.
Strengthen stakeholder and supplier relationships to maximize value.
Resolve supplier issues in collaboration with relevant functions.
Category Implementation:
Ownership of Procurement Commercial Categories in Greater Africa markets through data analytics related to the Categories and plan for execution.
Implementation of Category Strategies; This includes mitigation of risks within the Category and creating value through identified opportunities.
Analyse spends and user specific requirements for all sub-packages within the Procurement Commercial scope in Greater Africa markets.
Conduct market research to assess dynamics related to the Category and use research outcomes for future planning and value generation in line with company strategy.
Implement, in conjunction with GPO/RPO counterparts, Category Strategies for each sub-package, using them as a guiding document for value generation within the Procurement Commercial Categories.
Manage supplier relationships and internal & external collaborations across the scope in Greater Africa markets
Support Sourcing Strategy Execution:
Ensure readiness across both Zone and country for strategy execution.
Resolve and escalate supplier performance issues where necessary.
Support Collaborative Optimization activities where applicable.
Handle second level escalations with suppliers/internal stakeholders to resolve performance issues.
Collaborate with supplier and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation of Category Manager sourcing outputs / agreements through implementation of agreements and strategies.
Ensure suppliers are correctly enabled through the PSS.
Ensure contractual terms & conditions are effectively "operationalized" within business.
Support collection and analysis of Zone ZBB, WAPT, eAuction analytics and driving Champions initiatives across all sub-packages within scope.
Accountable for monthly reporting as per the KPIs within the Commercial Indirects Procurement scope.
Drive collaboration between RPO, PSS, GPO, FP&A, and other parties involved in daily Category activities.
Track sourcing events and projects to ensure delivery of targets and support business operations.
Enhance and develop ways of working with Country, RPO, and GPO counterparts
Continuous Improvement
Execute in-country big bet initiatives in line with the Champions methodology.
Execute in-country value engineering projects across the Procurement Commercial Categories.
Define and executive innovation and sustainability strategies within sub-packages in scope.
Drive supplier development initiatives with supporting functions within the company.
Risk management:
Optimize the Category to drive value for the business by being responsive to business and customer needs - e.g., budget spend control, best practice implementation, benchmarking and use of KPIs to drive monthly business performance visibility.
Identify and manage risks in the business within scope.
Ensure appropriate mitigation plans are in place and that risks are communicated appropriately within business through appropriate channels (i.e., R&O and T&M monthly routines).
Finance
Drive and deliver effective support to generate efficiencies in collaboration with key stakeholders.
Track and report on initiatives monthly.
Monitor and report on monthly spend and Latest Estimate (LE) forecast for the Category.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. A postgraduate qualification (e.g., MBA, CIPS) is advantageous.
Minimum 2 years' management experience.
Sound knowledge of Procurement systems such as Ariba.
Knowledge of SAP/Syspro is an advantage prospective candidate.
Pan African / Regional or Global Category management experience.
Basic knowledge of finance and accounting allowing the ability to run/read analysis P&L and balance sheet.
