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Job Title: Sourcing Manager - Operations
Reference Number: OM/NIG/NGN/SM/10-10-11
Location: Lagos and Ibadan
Remuneration: TBA
Reports to: Procurement Business Manager
Requisition Number: 2
Principal Accountabilities:
• Responsible for the development and execution of sourcing plans within the area.
• To ensure the end market category sourcing and contracts meet the business requirements through the execution of the strategic sourcing process.
• To apply global policies, standards and platforms including the agreed Sourcing Management methodology and approach and to deliver robust terms and conditions that manages BAT's service delivery and commercial risk.
• To own commercial supply base management building strong internal and external business relationships to ensure the delivery of the category goals.
• To facilitate the creation of supplier SLA's and performance check-points. Manage and resolve contractual performance issues and escalate where required.
• To identify new products and services that may impact on sourcing execution and escalate to the Procurement Business Manager Operations.
• To propose and/or develop alternate solutions alongside new products and services
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• Thorough knowledge of supply market, supplier capabilities and competitor activity, and expected trends at a local level.
• Proven capability of applying supplier management techniques to ensure contracted benefits are delivered.
• Supplier and contract management experience.
• Experience of sourcing at a local level for a period of 2 years minimum.
• High level of commercial awareness and strong numerical ability
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A focus on service delivery and savings.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant business discipline
Key Outputs:
• Deliver service level expectations (supply, quality, innovation, risk management)
• Deliver robust contracts consistent with BAT's standard terms & conditions
• Report performance against target to End Market Procurement Business Manager
• Deliver sourcing targets for their % of category spend
For more information and online application: British-American Tobacco Nigeria Jobs (http://www.batwaa.drm-za.com/Default.asp?Job=scb/Details_Page.asp?ProductID=1820).
Deadline: October 21, 2011.