Job Title: Sourcing Manager (Packaging)
Job Unit & Location: Packaging – Lagos, Nigeria
Company: PZ Cussons – Nigeria
The Role:
The successful candidate will be required to: •
• Forecast price movements of key materials to operating units to assist with local budgeting & financial plans.
• Complete regular reviews and annual adjustment to global cost projections to reflect market movements.
• Evaluate and analyse allocated portfolios. Lead and participate in cost re-engineering projects engaging both internal and external stakeholders within the group.
• Continually evaluate and analyse the supply market in the allocated portfolios to assist with management decision making, price control and budget preparation.
• Be aware of the major suppliers in the market and identify opportunities to reduce costs.
• Lead change management programmes in relation to local packaging portfolio.
• Perform negotiations on one's own initiative, with occasional support from senior executives.
• Either by consultation or attendance if critical or high value
• Provide support to individuals within the local purchasing community and facilitate delivery of the local business objectives.
• Manage people in networked team environment.
• Participate in team development activities.
• Provide support to peers and buyers within the local network in the form of coaching or training in key activities/techniques which will strengthen the capability.
• Control expenditure to agreed financial targets. Assist as required with provision of data to new budget activity.
• Develop budgets for assigned portfolio, considering historic and future market price trends and the impact of changes to business and manufacturing strategy.
• RFQ's as required for assigned portfolio.
• Consideration of e-auction in line with e-sourcing strategy.
• Recognising that some materials/components will rely more on supplier relationship/development programmes.
• Develop e-auction plan where appropriate for more complex RFQ's and joint leverage opportunities
The Person:
The Right candidate must
• Have HND/B.Sc degree
• Have a minimum of 5 years working experience in a similar position
• Have an extensive knowledge that covers both commercial and technical facets across a diverse portfolio.
• Have the ability to manage multiple project based activities
• Be a Computer expertise especially in MS Word, MS Excel , Access, PowerPoint, MFG Pro
• Have a good knowledge of supplier Base Analysis
• Have a good Knowledge of Supply Chain Analysis and Business Forecasting
• Have excellent negotiation skills
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Have a CAN DO attitude, exhibiting our core values – COURAGE, ACCOUNTABILITY, NETWORKING, DRIVE and ONENESS.
Closing date: 25 Jan 2013
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