Head, Business Services & Legal at ISCHUS

Purpose

• Provide professional advisory and expertise e.g. contracting, supply chain, logistics, warehousing and legal services to enable and support client service delivery and operational excellence (e.g. in bid management

Principal Accountabilities

• Accountable for the strategic framework for the delivery of supply chain, procurement and legal services.
• Guide and advise on all supply and contractual transactions in maturing all business development leads.
• Accountable for assuring value-for-money contract and minimal litigation impact from business operations
• Responsible for legal advisory services that ensures both regulatory compliance and business continuity.
• Manage all Montego external counsels, monitoring their performance and adherence to agreed SLAs.
• Develop and implement a contract plan that is aligned and integrated to (deliver) the full business plan.
• Manage a tiered and prequalified vendor database with sufficient coverage to deliver Montego scope.
• Accountable for risk management, policies and guidelines for managing procurement, logistics and warehouse services - ensuring equal opportunities for Montego (non) registered suppliers and contractors
• Accountable for maintain up-to-date market intelligence and benchmarked basket of goods and services
• Responsible for tender boards management and aligning the roles to the Financial Manual of Authorities
• Manage warehouse, minimising inventory costs to achieve optimal stock availability for business continuity
• Develop and manage the budget and overall business performance for Business Development department
• Identify all commercial/business development/transactions risks and provide the mitigation plans options
• Provide leadership, performance and behavioural coaching to all Business Development employees.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Law or a related field. Relevant certification in Supply Chain Management will be an added advantage.
• Must have at least 8 years work experience in a similar function. Must have at least 3 years’ experience in a management role, with proven capacity to lead a high performance cross functional team.