Our client is the largest independent mobile telecommunications
infrastructure provider in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It
provides services across the full tower value chain – colocation on
owned towers, deployment and managed services.
To help accelerate growth and transformation, we are looking to recruit the following roles for our client:
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT - TECHNICAL
Department: Supply Chain Management
Reports to: Head of Supply Chain - Nigeria
PIHPT 01
JOB PURPOSE
The
Head of Procurement – Technical is expected to deliver effective
procurement solutions across the business in line with the group’s
business targets and objectives; deliver defined savings targets;
deliver defined value adding targets and measures; actively manage
supply risk and performance; develop supply chain capability to meet
future business needs; and, ultimately, improve performance, improve the
organisation’s competitive advantage, and reduce costs and business
risk significantly. He/she is expected to deliver an innovative and
value for money procurement service by embedding category strategies for
the particular area of responsibility by focusing on the needs of
internal and external stakeholders. The incumbent will oversee the
management of procurement spe...ts and managers.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Category Management
Develop
integrated strategies to ensure the organisation maximises the benefit
of its supplier relationships and reduces total cost of ownership. A
Category Profile and Strategy shall be developed and updated that
describes the market environment, key suppliers, key contracts, risks,
issues and opportunities, current spend and forecast demand within the
category
To provide category management, the candidate will facilitate a cross functional team to
Develop strategies in support of key projects and initiatives tailored to the category
Develop contracting strategies
Develop negotiation strategies for strategic sourcing events
Develop plans to manage capacity and capability
Develop demand profile and identify niche support
Assess current and potential supply base
Identify risk and support mitigation plans
Ensure key performance indicators are in place to manage performance across BUs
Communicate strategy, performance, risk and opportunities to stakeholders
Communicate key presentations to senior leadership (directors)
Execute category and contracting strategies, monitor and manage progress to plan
Facilitate agreement with business partners and other stakeholders
Specifically:
Develop
and maintain effective relationships with key internal stakeholders
(including Executive and Group Directors) to increase awareness of
Procurement and communicate, implement and monitor compliance by
internal stakeholders with corporate Procurement policies and
collaborate to define and articulate their strategic sourcing needs and
secure their engagement and support to agreed implementation strategies.
Support
the department’s leadership team on ‘Demand Management’ where necessary
to challenge and change the organisation’s Procurement policy and
buying behaviour and to provide support in resolving conflicts and
removing any barriers to delivering optimum benefits via the Category
Management process. In this dimension, assist Category Leads on large
scale, complex Procurement projects where influence and experience can
make a significant contribution to final sourcing outcomes.
Identify
and define opportunities for synergies, revenue growth and lead Spend
Analysis in order to identify and develop savings opportunity
assessment, including leading external benchmarking to support this
assessment, and input supply market intelligence into the budget setting
process and agree any saving targets to be included in the plan.
Provide
spe...t advice, guidance and service in identification, assessment and
management of potential risks associated with differing sourcing
strategies and lead cross functional teams to develop Category
strategies.
Ensure make -vs- buy opportunities are considered as part
of the development of applicable Category strategies in order to reduce
costs, drive operational efficiencies and/or improve customer service
and, where appropriate, lead on the production of the corresponding
business case.
Achieve cost savings objectives through creative
Procurement strategies, vendor selection and review and development of
favourable contract agreements.
Lead the end to end tender process
for high value/risk contracts including leading pre and post-award
negotiations on strategically significant contracts in close
collaboration with Legal and other relevant supporting departments.
Define
and manage key supplier relationships and be accountable for Supplier
Relationship Management within the Category to deliver breakthrough
performance in cost, service and
Continuously support centralised IM
expertise to identify and collate key, comprehensive management
information based on in-depth analysis and produce regular reports to
reflect the performance of the Category team on spend management,
savings tracking, project tracking, performance measurement and
monitoring of key suppliers and contractors and key risk management.
Keep
a--- of developments in key supply markets and foster, establish and
manage relationships with senior management of key and strategic
suppliers to improve supplier performance.
Continuously revalidate
current processes and systems and drive refinements through structured
change management efforts to drive adoption of improved systems and
processes, standard tools, templates, legal documents and supplier
selection methodology and criteria.
Oversee and manage the Category
team including monitoring that workload and work plans are effectively
resourced and carried out in accordance with the Category Management
Framework and Procurement policies and procedures.
Assist in defining organisational design and oversee development of roles and responsibilities and recruitment.
14.
Define and develop a continuous improvement culture and monitor/coach
team members by effectively managing development and performance.
SKILLS/COMPETENCE REQUIREMENT
Senior team and Category Management experience: mandatory. To include:
Advanced Problem Solving and numerate analytical skills.
Excellent literacy skills.
Strong IT skills (MS Office, ERP, Data Analysis).
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.
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.
JOB DIMENSIONS
Key Relationships:
Head of Supply Chain Nigeria
Procurement Spe...ts and Managers
SENIOR SUPPLIER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SPE...T
We
are currently looking to help our client fill the role of Senior
Supplier Program Management Spe...t. The incumbent would be responsible
for management and oversight of major supplier activities. The
successful candidate will work closely with all functional teams to
ensure successful integration , support contract execution and
management initiatives.
Department: Supply Chain Management
Reports to: Senior Manager -Supply Chain Functional Excellence
REF: PISSPMS 01
JOB PURPOSE
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.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key accountabilities:
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.
Leads strategic supply chain activities to manage work with suppliers and projects.
Manages all aspects of supplier and stakeholder relationships and performance throughout all contract phases.
Leads supplier assessments and the development of recovery plans, corrective and preventative actions.
Supports the development of company or business unit procurement strategies.
Provides oversight, guidance and verification of work movement projects.
Communicates supplier and organization performance plan risks, issues and opportunities to stakeholders.
Manages work movement plans.
SKILLS/COMPETENCE REQUIREMENT
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. Recognised as a job expert with in
the company.
JOB ATTRIBUTES
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.
Problem Solving:
Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions, which are highly innovative and ingenious.
Discretion:
Initiates
assignments, 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.
Impact:
Develops
advanced technical ideas and guides their development into final
product. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result
in failure to achieve critical organizational objectives and affect the
organization's technological capability and image.
Liaison:
Serves
as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and programs. Acts as
advisor to management and customers on supply chain risk elements.
Experience Level:
Individual Contributor
PROCUREMENT ANALYST
Department: Supply Chain Management
Reports to: Senior Manager -Supply Chain Functional Excellence
Job Ref: PIPA 01
We
are currently looking to help our client fill the role of Procurement
Analyst. The incumbent will provide procurement and analytical
expertise, including research, cost modelling and analytical support
services, to inform procurement and category management, decision-making
and strategy.
JOB DESCRIPTION
FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
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.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
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.
Other responsibilities include:
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
Must
be able to demonstrate attention to detail, able to work independently
or as member of a team; must be organized and meet deadlines. Strong
written and verbal communication skills. Works well with people across
the organization to gather information, make decisions/recommendations,
and drive improvements.
QUALIFICATIONS
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.
THIS POSITION REQUIRES:
Business Intelligence experience
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.Note:
Experience could include academic exposure.
Experience Level
Individual Contributor
SENIOR CONTRACT SPECIALIST
JOB REF – PISCS 01
JOB DESCRIPTION
The
Senior Contract Spe...t will be be responsible for complex contract
drafting, compliance, risk management, audit, policy, negotiation
support and supplier qualification oversight 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.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Working
closely with other functions in an integrated team environment to
develop procurement contract structures for a variety of complex goods
and services.
2. Develops and implements policies, procedures and processes for the supply chain function.
3. Provide contract risk and compliance oversight to the procurement department.
4.
Supporting leadership related to Supplier Management strategy and
resolves issues. Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies that
support successful execution of the procurement packages.
5. Conducts oversight and management of procurement process, subcontract and supply chain audits as required.
6. Provide support to complex subcontract negotiations and produce playbooks/training materials for procurement teams.
7. Establishes operating plan for procurement risk and compliance assessment activities.
8. Lead interface between procurement and legal department on subcontract strategies and subcontract risk management.
9.
Provides expert support to assessments and the development of recovery
plans, corrective and preventative actions related to subcontract claims
and disputes.
10. Supports the development of company or business
unit procurement strategies. Provides oversight and guidance for
category strategies.
11. Assist project teams in their review of
tender and bid documentation, and provide recommendations on contract
terms and conditions
12. Review bid clarifications/qualifications and related business opportunity documentation drafted by project teams
13.
Identify and discuss contracting and commercial risks and implications
with project managers, regional managers, and senior executives
14.
Recommend alternative or additional bid or contract wording to mitigate,
contain and/or transfer risk exposures and address contingencies
15. Provide guidance and support to procurement in negotiations leading to the finalization of sub-contracts
16. Ensure that negotiation, execution and administration of all contracts are compliant with IHS policies and procedures.
17.
Engage with and provide guidance to procurement teams involved in the
formation and administration of subcontracts and purchasing processes
18.
Develop forms and templates to support business initiatives, while
identifying and addressing risk exposure to existing documents
19.
Draft and review subcontracts and associated documents, and ensure flow
down of Prime Contract terms in all subcontract and purchasing
commitments
20. Handle day-to-day questions regarding contracts and
subcontracts, while identifying and proposing solutions to address
associated issues and risks
21. Provide training and coaching to
procurement teams engaged in the implementation of and the formation and
administration of subcontracts
22. Report to the Legal team on
contracting and risk issues where significant legal implications arise
from the contracting process, and provide support as required
KNOWLEDGE:
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.
Problem Solving:
Works on unusually complex problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.
Discretion:
Initiates
assignments, 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.
Impact:
Develops
advanced processes and guides their development into final product.
Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in failure
to achieve critical organizational objectives and affect the
organization's risk exposure and image.
Liaison:
Acts as advisor to management and customers on subcontract risk elements.
QUALIFICATIONS
Law Degree or equivalent and 10 years’ experience working with contracts and subcontracts.
Experience of audit and the development of policies and procedures is desirable.
SENIOR MANAGER - SUPPLY CHAIN FUNCTIONAL EXCELLENCE
The
Senior Manager - 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. Working closely with project teams, procurement,
operations, supply chain and other supporting functions to ensure that
supply chain functional performance is delivering best practice
The
successful individual will have no less than a Law Degree or equivalent
and 10 years’ experience working with contracts and subcontracts.
Experience of audit and the development of policies and procedures is
desirable. View full JD
TO APPLY
All interested candidates should send in their CVs and application letter to recruitment@peoplesourceconsulting.com quoting the job title and reference above as subject.
DUE DATE: 20 December, 2016
Jobs at a Mobile Telecommunications Infrastructure Provider - Peoplesource
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