IHS Towers is the largest independent mobile telecommunications
infrastructure provider in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Founded
in 2001, IHS provides services across the full tower value chain –
colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services.
Today
IHS Towers has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia
and Rwanda. Following the recent acquisitions of MTN and Etisalat’s
tower portfolios in Nigeria, IHS owns over 23,300 towers in Africa.
PROCUREMENT ANALYST
SUMMARY
The
Procurement Analyst will provides procurement and analytical expertise,
including research, cost modelling and analytical support services, to
inform procurement and category management, decision-making and
strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working closely
with other functions in an integrated team environment to develop
procurement specifications and statements of work for a variety of
complex goods and services.
Evaluate and refine Business
Intelligence goals, business objectives, decision support needs, data
and performance requirements to meet business objectives.
Analyze
data elements and business rules applicable to the business requirements
and offer options for moderately complex Business Intelligence
information model solutions that satisfy the customer needs.
Prepare
data for Business Intelligence solutions including identification of
missing information, quality and lack of quality to the data owners.
Perform moderate to complex transformation of metadata for use. Organize
data for analysis appropriate for structured data.
Participate in
assessment of current technology, evaluate use of technology and utilize
standard methodologies. Choose best-fit Business Intelligence
technology, methodology and visualizations given data and business
requirement criteria. Recommend information delivery options and
methodology. Establish best practices and guidelines.
Utilize
programming and database queries to implement scalable and efficient
query models. Iteratively execute Business Intelligence models and
development. Perform analysis to identify and understand an issue or
event. Investigation of evident issues through drill-down exploration
and descriptive statistics. Improve productivity through automation and
standardization.
Evaluate and validate quality of performance on
completeness of Business Intelligence models and solutions. Troubleshoot
and resolve quality and performance issues. Evaluate, validate and
refine moderate to complex Business Intelligence solutions to meet
business objectives.
Development of business cases Identification of
profit enhancing opportunities, product segmentation, customer
segmentation, maintenance and creation of value-based and statistical
price models
Development of new metrics to identify trends, tracking and monitoring of pricing performance
Work
closely with all functions of the business to provide insights and
discover opportunities within various spend and business segments.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Technical
bachelor's degree and typically 7 or more years' related work
experience or a Master's degree or an equivalent combination of
education and experience.
COMPETENCIES
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.
Experience
with any of the following: SAP, Tableau, Vendavo, Teradata, SQL Server,
SAS, R, AX 7 and Pricing Optimization methodologies are desirable.
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT – TECHNICAL
SUMMARY
The
‘Head of Procurement - Technical’ will lead a Procurement team that
will design, develop and oversee implementation of the company-wide
strategy for: Technical Procurement.
RESPONSIBILITIES
To
understand and communicate regional requirements to appropriate team
members, and manage all requirements accordingly for the region.
Develop strategies in support of key projects and initiatives tailored to the category
Facilitate agreement with business partners and other stakeholders
Execute category and contracting strategies, monitor and manage progress to plan
Communicate key presentations to senior leadership (directors)
Communicate strategy, performance, risk and opportunities to stakeholders
Ensure key performance indicators are in place to manage performance across BUs
Identify risk and support mitigation plans
Assess current and potential supply base
Develop demand profile and identify niche support
Develop plans to manage capacity and capability
Develop negotiation strategies for strategic sourcing events
Develop supply chain capability to meet future business needs; and, ultimately,
Actively manage supply risk and performance;
Deliver defined value adding targets and measures;
Deliver defined savings targets;
Deliver effective Procurement solutions across the Business in line with the Group’s business targets and objectives;
Develop contracting strategies
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
First Degree, Certified Purchaser (CIPS) preferred and Master’s Degree will be advantageous.
Bachelor's
degree and typically 15 or more years' related work experience or a
Master's degree with typically 12 or more years' related work experience
or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
COMPETENCIES
Advanced Problem Solving and numerate analytical skills.
Excellent literacy skills.
Strong IT skills (MS Office, ERP, Data Analysis).
Strong influencing skills at senior levels to influence acceptance of new ways of working and building strategic awareness.
Stakeholder
relationships: building trust and fostering collaboration; excellent
team management and interpersonal people skills are essential.
Communicating effectively: strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strategic thinking complimented by excellent organisational and Project Management skills.
Ability to negotiate commercial and contractual terms at the highest levels with suppliers.
SENIOR SUPPLIER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SPE...T
SUMMARY
The
Supplier Program Management Spe...t (SPM) would be responsible for
management and oversight of major supplier activities. Working closely
with the technical project teams, procurement, operations and other
supporting functions to ensure successful integration and support of
proposal efforts, contract execution and supplier management
initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working closely
with other functions in an integrated team environment to develop
procurement specifications and statements of work for a variety of
complex goods and services.
Performs stakeholder needs analysis, technical measure definition, and requirements analysis, allocation and definition.
Uses structured requirements processes to ensure requirements are clear, unambiguous verifiable and affordable.
Develops and implements processes for other business units and functions when appropriate.
Performs
cost vs. requirements trade studies, cost driver analysis, and analysis
of supplier cost proposals using parametric cost modelling techniques.
Assists with analyses to evaluates customer/operational needs to define technical performance requirements.
Supporting
leadership related to Supplier Management strategy and resolves issues.
Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies that support
successful execution of the procurement packages.
Conducts oversight and management of strategies, performance and development of large-scale products and services.
Manages
technical, business, product delivery, quality and in-service aspects
of supplier/subcontractor relationships and performance.
Establishes operating plan to monitor performance to plan.
Identifies
and manages all aspects of supplier statement of work, contractual
commitments and performance to support company procurement strategies
and contractual compliance and establishes operating plan.
Provides technical and business guidance to critical suppliers and projects.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Technical
bachelor's degree and typically 14 or more years' related work
experience or a Master's degree with typically 12 or more years' or a
PhD degree with typically 9 or more years' related work experience or an
equivalent combination of education and experience.
COMPETENCIES
Applies
advanced job principles, theories, and concepts. Contributes to the
development of new principles and concepts as well as advanced job
practices, techniques, and standards. Recognized as a job expert within
the company.
Initiates assignments and determines and pursues courses
of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work is checked through
consultation and agreement with others rather than formal review by a
superior.
Excellent communication skills in oral and written formats
Experience in contract structure, interpretation and negotiation.
SENIOR MANAGER -SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCE
SUMMARY
The
Senior Manager for our Supply Chain Functional Excellence department
would be responsible for a team of subject matter experts delivering
Business Intelligence, Analysis, Contract Risk, Compliance & Audit,
Supplier Programme Managers, Supplier Requirements Engineering, Supplier
Quality and Supply Chain Risk.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Working
closely with other functions in an integrated team environment to
develop procurement specifications and statements of work for a variety
of complex goods and services.
Leadership of a group of experts
deployed to develop procurement contract structures for a variety of
complex goods and services.
Owns the development, training and implementation of policies, procedures and processes for the supply chain function.
Provide contract risk and compliance oversight to the procurement department.
Leadership
oversight of Supplier Management strategy development. Identify risks
and develop mitigation strategies that support successful execution of
the projects.
Leadership oversight and management of procurement process, subcontract and supply chain audits as required.
Leadership
of a group of experts to support to complex subcontract negotiations
and produce playbooks/training materials for procurement teams.
Establishes operating plan for procurement risk and compliance assessment activities and performs to plan.
Leadership interface between procurement and legal department on subcontract strategies and subcontract risk management.
Leadership
of expert support to assessments and the development of recovery plans,
corrective and preventative actions related to subcontract claims and
disputes.
Reporting of functional level commercial risks and implications to project managers, regional managers, and senior executives
Lead
the evaluate and refinement of Business Intelligence goals, business
objectives, decision support needs, data and performance requirements to
meet business objectives
Leadership and influence with other
functions in an integrated team environment to drive the need to develop
procurement specifications and statements of work for a variety of
complex goods and services.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's
degree and typically 15 or more years' related work experience or a
Master's degree with typically 12 or more years' related work experience
or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
COMPETENCIES
Strong influencing skills at senior levels to influence acceptance of new ways of working and building strategic awareness.
Stakeholder
relationships: building trust and fostering collaboration; excellent
team management and interpersonal people skills are essential.
Communicating effectively: strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strategic thinking complimented by excellent organisational and Project Management skills.
Ability to negotiate commercial and contractual terms at the highest levels with suppliers.
Advanced problem solving and continuous improvement techniques.
TO APPLY
If you would like to apply for this role, please send your CV and Cover letter to talent@ihstowers.com indicating in the subject the name and location of the role.
Career Opportunities at IHS Towers
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