Senior Manager - Procurement & Corporate Supplier at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

JOB PURPOSE

• Implement and own the procurement function at Group level and coordinate with business units to ensure compliance with internal procurement governance, as well as establish a corporate supplier management function. This position will support TIH strategic intent to balance supplier cost, service delivery and good governance of procurement processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Procurement

• Manage the delivery of a major part of the organization's procurement strategy. Take personal responsibility for a limited number of mission-critical procurement programs.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Identify and manage stakeholders up to top management level, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these by leading and coordinating the development of stakeholder engagement plans to support the communication of business information and decisions.

Information and Business Advice

• Provide authoritative specialist guidance to the leadership team of a medium-size international organization to guide the implementation of policy and the design and implementation of projects and change initiatives.

Operational Compliance

• Lead the implementation of the organization's policies and procedures within a significant function to ensure compliance, and with internal policies and procedures, to minimize business risk and protect the organization's reputation. Foster a business culture that places value on the principles that underlie external regulation and the creation of voluntary codes of practice, and on adherence to these.

Contract Requirements

• Identify business contract requirements and write specifications for a business-critical portfolio or area of the business for existing contracts and/or new contracts.

Personal Capability Building

• Act as subject matter expert in procurement. Maintain current and emerging technologies, external regulation, and industry best practices through continuing professional development, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Leadership and Direction

• Communicate the function's strategy and its relationship to the organization's mission, vision and values; clarify the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals.

Performance Management

• Manage and report on business performance; hold direct reports accountable for achievement of business plans and take corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of business objectives, balancing the need to deliver short term business objectives with the longer-term delivery of stakeholder value.

Contract Management

• Manage a portfolio of contracts and negotiate service level agreements. Will also plan, coordinate and supervise activities relating to major contracts.

Sourcing

• Collect and analyse the key cost drivers, market dynamics and issues, areas of innovation, and alternative suppliers for high-risk area(s) with few alternatives/ high costs of changing, in consultation with relevant functions to provide solid market information for decision making.

Data Collection & Analysis

• Use data from a wide range of sources to analyse key themes and identify possible impacts on the business.

Document Preparation

• Write and edit material for various target populations, tailoring the tone and content to match the needs and expectations of each audience.

Cost Analysis

• Conduct complex analyses of costs for a significant part of the business to identify variances, suggest efficiencies, and increase profitability. 

Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION

• 3-year degree (Essential)
• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Equivalent (Advantageous)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

• 5 to 10 years’ experience in setting up or upgrading the Procurement and Supplier Management function in an organization of similar size, scope and complexity (Essential)
• A proven ability to build commercially solid benefit cases (Essential)
• Experience in Procurement and Corporate Supplier Management environment (Advantageous)

MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE

• 5 or more years’ experience in a leadership and/or senior management position (Essential)