Procurement Director Job at Diageo Nigeria

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Job Title: Procurement Director

Company: Diageo Nigeria

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND  

Experience: 10 years

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Field: Logistics   Procurement / Store-Keeping  

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Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of international brands across spirits, wine and beer. Our global priority brand portfolio consists of Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Baileys, J&B, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and many more.

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Diageo trades in approximately 180 markets and employs over 25,000 talented people around the world. With offices in 80 countries, we also have manufacturing facilities across the globe including Great Britain, Ireland, United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Africa, Latin America, Australia, India and the Caribbean.

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Our great range of brands and geographic spread means that people can celebrate with our products at every occasion no matter where they are in the world. This is why 'celebrating life every day, everywhere' is at the core of what we do.

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Role and Accountabilities: – To develop and deliver the ongoing procurement strategy for the group. – Partner effectively with leadership teams to meet the requirements of the business and creating financial benefits (deliver ongoing savings on total spend net of inflation). – To maintain and improve current quality and service levels to all stakeholders within the group and providing expert knowledge on any procurement issues that may arise. – Manage, develop and coach all reports to build a high performing team in service of driving continuous improvement, optimizing profit margins and supplier engagement.

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Leadership Responsibilities: – Management and leadership of procurement teams responsible for three (3) production sites and all areas of spend. – Embedding world class procurement best practice and processes – Influencing stakeholders, the Leadership Teams and Suppliers to enable implementation of new processes and practice. – High performance coaching, building the local team and development of the procurement function.

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Qualifications and Experience Required: – Degree in marketing / business or other related discipline. – Should have a recognized professional procurement accreditation – Minimum 10 years procurement experience in a blue chip FMCG environment. – Excellent knowledge of world class procurement systems, processes and practices – Excellent negotiation and communication skills with significant evidence of savings and value delivery. – Sound commercial awareness and the ability to contribute to the wider business process outside immediate functional responsibilities – Exceptional leadership skills to build and maintain a high performing team in a culturally sensitive environment and across multiple sites – Proven track record of delivery in challenging business environments – Ability to engage and influence a wide range of senior stakeholders

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Barriers to Success in Role: – Inability to influence a diverse set of stakeholders and build excellent relationships. – Lack of general commercial awareness – Inability to coach and develop effective teams across multiple sites.

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