Senior Manager -Supply Chain Functional Excellence at IHS Towers

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.