British-American Tobacco Nigerian Jobs for Sourcing Manager - Operations

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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.

Deadline: October 21, 2011.